Fashionable fabric twill: secrets of manufacture and application features

Twill is a common name for a whole group of fabrics that have a characteristic appearance and similar consumer properties. First of all, it is an easy and pleasant to touch diagonal weave with a short nap. There is a reliable way to distinguish twill from other tissues: you need to look at it at a slight angle so that the characteristic diagonal pattern is clearly visible.

A bit of history

Where and when the twill was first produced is not known. The first mention of him occurs in the autobiographical book "Remembering Windsor," written by the English King Edward VIII. According to the comic story told to him, around 1830 a London merchant was sent from the Scottish town of Hoik rolls of twill fabric, called the vendor Tweels. Analyzing the letter, the inattentive Englishman decided that it was a Tweed fabric , which received its name from the same name of the river, flowing through a region with a developed textile industry.

The sent fabric Twill was widely advertised and sold under the brand "Tweed". This name later consolidated its position, and the error that has occurred so far is misleading many people who are not familiar with the nuances of materials science.

Appearance and manufacturing method

Modern twill fabric is a shiny and soft to the touch material twilled weave. The original working out on it is formed due to the shift of the weaving pattern by 1 thread at each weft duck. The direction of the diagonal can be right (positive) or left (negative). Most often, fabrics with a right diagonal are produced. For example, twill for jeans is produced by weaving right-hand twill (RHT) or "herringbone".

Twill weave can have 3 or more strands in the rapport. Depending on the number, density and type of yarn used to produce the material, the width and convexity of the hem on it varies. On tissues with a small rapport it is almost invisible, so this twill can be quite thin. Usually, it is produced from mixed fibers based on cotton. This is how the very popular twill-satin fabric is produced, which is now widely used for the manufacture of bed linen.

The higher the rapport, the more distinct and convex is the hem. At the same time, the density of such twill decreases, so this version of twill weave is used for denser woolen fabrics. The most common of its species are tweed, chinno and gabardine.

Composition

Twil cloth, a description of which can be found in any textbook on materials science, was first produced solely from cotton or wool. In the future, to improve the consumer properties, many manufacturers began to add spandex fiber to its composition. Gradually, the share of synthetic fibers in the material increased to two thirds. That's why modern twill is a mixed fabric, containing 30 to 65% polyester.

Properties

Twill fabric is one of the few materials that is both dense and well draped. Due to the high density of filaments, the twill has good wear resistance and durability, it protects well from dust. In addition, it is characterized by a number of positive properties, namely:

• Practically does not crumple;
• Does not cause allergic reactions, in contact with the skin;
• Resistant to moisture;
• Good air permeability;
• Do not stretch with regular washing;
• Do not deform and keep the shape well;
• Quickly dries.

Twill fabric characterizes not only a beautiful appearance and high consumer properties, but also a variety of colors. Most often, the twill is released smoothly. In this case, its front side has pronounced diagonal strips of different widths. Its dense structure provides a high quality of coloring and allows the Twilight to retain bright colors during operation for a long time.

Clothes and products made of twill

Most often male and female trousers, skirts and jackets are made from twill. Some of its types are used to make dense women's dresses. All products of the twill are of good quality, therefore they are most often used as everyday or office clothes.

Light jackets and raincoats are usually sewn from a material with water-repellent impregnation, which allows them to retain their shape for a long time. Twill is often used for sewing all kinds of uniform and special clothes of increased strength. For example, during the Soviet years the whole ceremonial officer uniform was made only from gabardine, which is one of the varieties of twill.

Twill fabric, reviews of which characterize it as a wear-resistant material, is widely used for making and finishing upholstered furniture. Strength and nesminaemost also prompted a new version of the use of twill: today it produces trendy designer bags.