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Gabardine Closeup view of gabardine fabric. Gabardine is a durable twill worsted wool. It is a tightly woven waterproof fabric and is used to make outerwear and various other garments, such as suits, overcoats, trousers, uniforms, and windbreakers. Thomas Burberry created the fabric in the late 1870s and patented it in 1888. [1]
Tweed is a type of fabric using the twill weave. twill tape Twill tape is a flat twill-woven ribbon of cotton, linen, polyester, or wool. twill weave Twill is a type of fabric woven with a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs. It is made by passing the weft threads over one warp thread and then under two or more warp threads.
Twill weaves can be classified from four points of view: According to the stepping: Warp-way: 3/1 warp way twill, etc. Weft-way: 2/3 weft way twill, etc. According to the direction of twill lines on the face of the fabric: S-twill, or left-hand twill weave: 2/1 S, etc. Z-twill, or right-hand twill weave: 3/2 Z, etc.
Cheviot fabric may be produced either from woolen or worsted yarns according to the character, texture, and feel desired in the finished fabric. Some qualities are produced from crossbred worsted yarns adapted for furnishing crispness. The wool is known for its resilience and durability, often used for socks, sweaters, blankets, and jackets.
Melton cloth, woven in a twill form and traditionally made of wool, is a very solid cloth whose finishing processes completely conceal the twill weave pattern.It is thick, because of having been well fulled, which gives it a felt-like smooth surface, and is napped and very closely sheared.
Leno weave (also called gauze weave or cross weave) [1] is a weave in which two warp yarns are woven around the weft yarns to provide a strong yet sheer fabric. The standard warp yarn is paired with a skeleton or 'doup' yarn; these twisted warp yarns grip tightly to the weft which causes the durability of the fabric.
Duvetyne, or duvetyn, [1] [2] (also known as Molton and Rokel [3] [4]) is a twill fabric with a velvet-like nap on one side. Duvetyne has a matte finish and its high opacity makes it ideal for blocking light. It may be woven from cotton, wool, or—in rare cases, mainly in the early 20th century—silk.
Harris Tweed woven in a herringbone twill pattern, mid-20th century. Tweed is a rough, woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained by mixing dyed wool before it is spun ...