Incredibly
useful and soft, woven fabric is a material that has been used since
long to create cozy and comfortable garments. Woven fabrics are formed
by interlacing two sets of yarns at right angles to each other. The set
of yarns which lie in the lengthwise direction is known as warp and the
widthwise group of yams is known as weft. There are three basic weaves
in common use for the majority of fabric : plain weave, twill weave and
satin weave. For each type of weave, different kinds of fabrics can be
formed by varying the yarn count and the density of warp or weft yarn.
Different Kinds of Woven Fabrics
Chiffon : A very lightweight, sheer silk or manufactured
filament fabric made in a plain weave these are exquisitely used to make
ladies evening wear, dresses and scarves.
Corduroy : A kind of cut-pile fabric with plain woven base,
corduroy is used to fabricate trousers, jackets, suits.
Duck : A broad term for wide range of strong, firm, plain weave
fabrics made of cotton, linen or blends with man-made fibers. These are
widely used to manufacture trousers, belting, sail cloth, canvas.
Georgette : A sheer, lightweight, plain weave silk or man-made
fiber fabric with a fine crepe surface; these are used to fabricate
almost all women's wear.
Denim : A medium to heavy fabric made of coarse, hard twist
cotton warp yams dyed in many plain colors crossed with white weft.
These are widely used to make jeans and skirts.
Satin : In basic constructions, satin weave woven are smooth,
lustrous fabrics. However, the long float fabrics have more exposed yarn
to catch on rough objects so that these constructions are not as durable
as short float fabrics that are made with plain or twill weave. The
following common fabrics are made with satin weave are damask, amazon,
dimity, doeskin and lasting. These are popularly used to fabricate
exotic ladies evening dresses.
