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Types of fabrics and woven fabrics

There are many types of fabrics, and it is difficult to understand the characteristics and differences of each fabric.

Here, I would like to explain the types of fabrics and woven fabrics.

• Irish tweed

Irish tweed is a general term for Irish woolen tweed.

Homespun tweed with white warp and dark wefts such as black, brown and gray.

The weaving yarn has a rough sticky look due to the use of wool with uneven thickness.

It is also called Donegal tweed because of the name of the main production area of Donegal, but it is sometimes referred to as Irish tweed fabric with such a texture.

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• Irish poplin

Irish poplin is a thin poplin that uses silk yarn for the warp and wool yarn for the weft.

Originally made in China, it was also imitated and made in Ireland.

The regimental striped tie made from British poplin from the British brand "Atkinsons" is famous, isn't it?

Nowadays, it is sometimes referred to as the Irish linen or thin cotton shirt material.

• Irish linen

Irish linen is Irish linen (linen cloth).

Ireland is world-renowned for its linen production and is known for its high quality.

It is often used for spring and summer tailor jackets.

• Irene

Irene is also called Irene Twill and is a type of lining.

It is a 1/2 twill weave, and is a woven fabric that uses 90-count cotton double-threaded weft and 30-count alpaca yarn for the warp.

• Sky feather

Soraha is a plain woven fabric with a transparent and thin surface that has fine lines in the vertical direction, with places where warp threads are not passed at intervals of about 2 mm to 4 mm. Or the transparent part is sometimes called empty feather.

Voile fabric is used, and picket boil is made by this method and is also called sky feather picket.

• Astracan Cross

Astrakhan cloth is a wool fabric with soft curly hair that resembles sheep's fur on the surface.

Astrakhan is a Karakul sheep that lives in Central Asia.

A spiral or ball-shaped surface ring or fluff made from a glossy thread such as mohair.

• Art picket

What is an art picket? An object with wavy ridges in the inner and horizontal directions of the picket is called an art picket.

The shape of this ridge can be changed in various ways, and it is woven with a structure different from that of normal picket to create a changing picket pattern.

The three-dimensional appearance of the ridges and the strength and thickness of the ridges, while having a smooth cotton feel and breathability, can be used for a wide range of purposes such as dresses, suits, skirts, and slacks as a sporty summer clothing similar to Pique. You can use it.

• Armure

Armure is a woven fabric with unevenness such as horizontal ridges, twill, and fine jacquard patterns.

Armor means "armor" and is called by this name because the texture of the surface resembles armor.

Silk woven was the mainstream, but nowadays there are various blended products.

In addition to being used for dresses and suits, black-dyed silk fabrics are often used for bow ties and mourning clothes.

• Amundsen

Amundsen is a type of satin woven fabric. A woven fabric unique to Japan developed in Aichi Prefecture in 1930. The feature is that both the front and back have a slightly rough grain shape.

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