A popular staple lightweight sport coating tweed with a rough napped surface. Named for the Cheviot sheep from the Cheviot Hills of Scotland. Fabric is rugged, rather than harsh in hand, with...
Yarn Production:
Drafting is an important process in yarn production that involves pulling fibers or filaments through a series of rollers or other mechanisms in order to align them and create a...
In the realm of textile arts, fagotting is an intricate technique that adds ornate decorative elements to fabrics. It involves the joining of two or more parallel fabric strips using contrasting...
A woven fabric with a thick, dense cut pile, a soft texture and a rich appearance. May be made by 2 different methods: a) 2 layers of fabric with connecting threads are cut apart or b) warp threads...
Frieze is a coarse woollen cloth with a nap on one side, that was raised by scrubbing it to raise curls of fibre (French: fris?). In the 19th century rough cheap frieze was made of wool mixed with...