Thread Copied: Crosshatch Material - Proper Name? Ladies?

[BellyTank]

I think that particular cloth has a name that would ring bells among the Ladies. Lot's of dresses in that type of cloth in the '60s.
I remember my Mom's lime green number.

I had a suit in that cloth- it was linen/rayon but I can't think of a specific name for it.

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[scotrace]

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Does this fabric look familiar ladies?

 

[manton]

I had a business associate who would often pepper his conversation with just enough foreign, esoteric or antiquated references to thoroughly muddy the topic under discussion, often stopping it in its tracks. :eusa_doh:

LabelKing?

 

[Lady Day]

Im no fabric expert, but here are some terms you might wanna research:

DAMASK - A woven cotton fabric made on a jacquard loom that has an alternating satin and matte texture. Damask fabrics are reversible.

PERCALE - Usually made with combed yarns, his closely woven cotton fabric has a thread count of 180 threads per square inch or higher.

Wale - Parallel lines that appear when a weaving pattern is repeated. For twills, the wale is a set of diagonal lines which are very apparent if the warp and weft are two different colors. For corduroy, the wales are the "bumps" in the fabric.

Warp - Warp threads are the threads that are held taut by the frame. If they're too tight they can "warp" your weaving frame.

Warp-faced - A fabric that shows more warp threads than weft threads

Weft - Weft threads are the threads you manipulate through the warp to make fabric. They go from right to "weft". Sometimes also called "woof".

Weft-faced - A fabric that shows more weft threads than warp threads

Hope that helps
LD

 

[Sunny]

Honestly, I'd want to see a zoomed-out picture before pronouncing on it.

It looks similar to dupioni, and it's possible that the fellow thought that's what it is. But dupioni is always a silk; it's formed from imperfections in the cocoons. Each piece varies in quality and number of slubs; some are nearly invisible. I can't tell from the scale in the picture how slubby it is overall. What is the fiber?

 

[MaryDeluxe]

Boucle fabric?

This fabric might be made with Boucle yarn which gives a nobby, rough textured cloth. It's not the best picture so, I can't tell exactly what the weave is. Just a guess!

 

[Senator Jack]

No tag, but it's just your basic wool/rayon sharkskin blend. Checked my other sharks to compare, but no content tags on those either. Yes, I have seen this on a lot of 50s/60s dresses.

Thanks again,

SeNaTor JaCk

 

[Miss Sis]

I'd call the raised bits the slub in the material but without knowing what the fabric is made of I couldn't tell you the proper name.

Just my two cents worth!