Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Twill weave

2. Twill weave - A weave in which each warp or weft yarn floating over/under two or more weft or warp yams to form diagonal ridges across the fabric. The direction of a twill can be described as Z twill (the diagonal running upwards from left to right) or S twill (diagonal running upwards from right to left). 

The common fabrics made in the twill weave are as follows:

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