1. a woven fabric with the yarns in both warp and filling alternating white and color giving it a salt and pepper look. Used for suitings . Usually a 2x2 twill weave but may also be plain weave. 2. a crisp fabric with a pebbly surface and a dull luster usually of filament yarn such as acetate or triacetate . Often found in pure white. Uses for uniforms, tennis clothes.
"Sharkskin" is a term descriptively applied to wool fabrics woven in two and two right-hand twill, with a one and one color arrangement of yarns in the warp and filling. This combination of weave and color results in color lines running diagonally to the left, opposed to the direction of the twill lines, and a distinctly sleek appearance and feel that suggests the texture of the skin of the shark. Also made of rayon, acetate, triacetate, other fibers, and blends. Used for suiting, sportswear.
A hard-finished, low lustered, medium-weight fabric in a twill-weave construction. It is most commonly found in men's worsted suitings; however, it can also be found in a plain-weave construction of acetate, triacetate, and rayon for women's sportswear.
May be woven or warp-knitted and in either case is compact and has a firm handle. The cloth often has a dull appearance, which is achieved in the case of manufactured fibres by delustring. Made in dress and suiting weights.
Worsted. Some wool. Also made in rayons and synthetics (particularly Arnel) but they are quite different. (1) rayon (acetate), synthetics, particularly Arnel. A smooth crisp fabric with a dull finish made usually of rayon in basket weave. It is very smooth and slippery. Has a flat look. It is mostly made in white but some also comes colored. It wears well and launders well particularly in Arnel. Has a tendency to turn yellow with age, but the Arnel remains pure white. (2) Worsted. Some wool: 2 x 2 twill weave (1 white, 1 black up and same down). The yarns in both the warp and filling are alternately white (or very light yarns) and coloured. The combination of weave and colour results in coloured lines running diagonally to the left opposite to the twill lines in a "step" effect. Has a very sleek, smooth, feel and appearance. Although it is fairly light in weight, it has a very substantial feel. Gives excellent wear and sheds dirt readily. Has many variations. Used for men's and women's suits, lightweight coats and sportswear.
A matte finished fabric made with a crisp rayon basket weave.
A smooth, crisp fabric with a dull finish, usually made of rayon in a basket weave.