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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.

• Waste Cross or Waste Duck

Waste means waste and is a cotton fabric woven using waste yarn.

Since waste cannot be used for warp threads, it is used for weft threads.

There are many thick counts and many plain weaves.

• Weather cloth

Weather cloth is a general term for durable and waterproof woven fabrics that can be used in bad weather.

Weather means "weather" in English, and what is commonly found by this name is a blended material of 65% polyester and 35% cotton, which has a very high tissue density, so it has a firm texture and elasticity. There is. Since the texture of the material is changed by resin processing, it becomes hard and soft, and it is difficult to absorb moisture. Among the plain weaves of cotton, it belongs to the highest quality and is suitable for casual jackets.

• Weapon

Weapon is an abbreviation for West Point. West Point is the name of a place in the United States, where the Military Academy is located. The textile name West Point comes from the place used in the uniforms of this military academy.
The standard is cotton combed yarn, warp 36s / 2, weft 25s / 2, 40 inches, density 108 x 60 / inch twill fabric. It is a high-class woven fabric that has been mercerized to give it a glossy finish. In the United States, woven fabrics of this standard are called uniform twill and are used for high-end work clothes and athletic clothes.
In Japan, this woven fabric became a boom from the latter half of the Showa 30's to the 1940's, and became a standard item for high-end working wear fabrics.

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• Wool georgette

Wool georgette is a woven fabric with a delicate and rough surface made of wool.

Both wefts are made into a crepe by arranging S twists and Z twists alternately.

It is also used as a dress material for autumn and winter.

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