When it comes to fabrics, there are many pictorial words.
If the mastery of the loom refers to the term weave, depending on the way in which the threads in length (the warp) and in width (the weft) intersect, and draw a different aesthetic, other more poetic expressions exist. .
Thus, the canvas that the English call
basket weave
, basic weave, can also be called basketweave for a summer wool, poplin, batiste or zéphyr for various shirt cottons, or cheesecloth for some thin ties.
The twills that they translate as
twill,
more solid, are available with even more variety.
By breaking the diagonals, the chevron appears, also called fishbones or
herringbone
.
The serge can also give birth to small colored circles on a black background, caviar or partridge eye.
If it is very thin, we are talking about pinheads.
The intricate serges become wool or cotton gabardines.
Name since given to a light overcoat.
Whipcord, cavalry twill
and tricotines
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