WOVEN FABRICS
- Created by: Abigail
- Created on: 11-03-14 19:58
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PLAIN WEAVE:
- is the most common weave used
- can produce endless things
- strong, firm, hardwearing
calico - low cost, often used for toiles, sometimes used for low-budget furnishings
voile - lightweight, sheer, blouses, dresses
ripstop - high performance, warm and weft yarns, very strong, lightweight, abrasion resist, makes kites or sportswear
poplin - warp faced, weft way ribs, used for shirts jackets raincoats
seersucker - crinkled warp way stripes
TWILL:
- produces diagonal weave
- drapes well
- strong, hardwearing durable
SATIN:
- warp faced, drapes well, shiny face, weft only shows on back
- evening wear and ribbons
- a sateen weave is weft faced and used for more complicated construction
- DAMASK fabrics are made by interchanging satin and sateen weaves which alternates weft/warp faced
CREPE FABRICS:
- has a crinkled or puckered surface
- no defined pattern
- wool crepe fabrics are used for high quality suits
- produced using a z and s twist
- chemical or thermal treatment to shrink the fabric
JAQUARD:
- complicated patterned design with…
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