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. to weaves and designs in tailors’ cloths
PLAIN WEAVE
or PANAMA
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‘The simplest form of woven structure, both
weft being over one and under
warp
HOPSACK or CELTIC
(right)
A plain weave derivative; only the threads
are interlaced in weft and warp with two
for more threads instead of one.
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TWILL OR
COMMON TWILL
‘The most commonly used of all weaves.
It is characterised by a distinct diagonal
effect.
CAVALRY TWILL
or TRICOLINE
A steep-set twill variation.
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Fine twill weave basis steeply set.
contrast is very pronounced.
DOUBLE DIAGONAL
WHIPCORD OR
STEEP TWILL
A multiple twill giving two, three or more
steeply contrasted bold twill Hines.
A steep, bold twill variation.
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ONE AND ONE
or PICK AND PICK
‘The basic weave is a common twill, with 7
‘one light and one dark thrend, warp and
weft.
TWO AND TWO
A common twill weave coloured two light,
‘two dark in the warp with a medium or
dark contrasting welt.
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BARATHEA or
TWILLED HOPSACK
A weave giving effect of twill running both
right and left.
BANNOCKBURN or
PEPPER Al
SALT
‘Twill weave, coloured one and one with
highly contrasted marl or twistin warp and
welt
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PINHEAD or BEDFORD CORD
PEPITA
A combination of plain weave and
whipcord.
‘Common twill weave coloured, one light
and one dask warp, solid dark weft
HAIRLINE or
ETON STRIPE
A special weave derivative to give that
effect. A plain cloth or hopeack light and dark in
warp and weft, to give a straight vertical
line of light and dark alternatively
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BARLEYCORN or
BARLEYPICKLE
‘A common twill basis so arranged as to
sive the effect of a Barleycorn.
BASKETWEAVE
A combination of right and left hand twills
siving a basket work effect.
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CORKSCREW,
A cloth giving the appearance of a rib
running across the fabric at a very low
angle.
HERRINGBONE
Common twill base combining right and
ing the same width
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THREE AND THREE,
BROKEN HERRINGBONE
Common twill base coloured three
Same as ordinary herringbone, except light, three dark, warp and wef
that the legs are of uneven width
SHEPHERDS CHECK
ONE AND ONE
HERRINGBONE,
Common twill weave coloured five oF
more light, ive or more dark, warp and.
wet
Same as one and one or pick and pick, but
in herringbone effect.
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Common twill base coloured four light,
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GUNCLUB
Enlarged design of the shepherd check,
Common twill weave, coloured four or aioe eee
‘more light, four or more mid, four or more
light, four or more dark, warp and weft,
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GLENURQUHAR TWO AND TWO
CHECK
GLENSTRIPE WITH
OVERCHECK
Common twill weave combining dark and
tight warp and weft coloured to give check
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fet. base with a two and wo stripe.
GUARDSCHECK
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RIPE
Common twill base giving this check effect
Glenstripe, same as glencheck, omitting
by special arrangement of light and dark
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welt checking with overcheek,
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PINSTRIPE
DIAM
WEAVES
Single fine striping thread which gives the
‘effect of 2 pinhead spot.
‘A combination of ‘right- and left-hand
‘wills, giving diamond effect.
CHALKSTRIPE
SHELLWEAVE
A series of light threads wed to give @ i
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