Plain
The plain weave repeats on 2 Ends x 2 Picks. It produces the firmest fabric.
Twill
Trill weave, the second basic weave is characterized by diagonal lines running at angles varying between 15 and 75 degrees.
Satin
The plain weave repeats on 2 Ends x 2 Picks. It produces the firmest fabric.
Dobby
Dobby, a decorative weave results in small designs or geometric figures all over the woven fabric. The standard dobby weave fabrics are flat and comparatively fine.
Herringbone
Herringbone describes a distinctive V-shaped weaving pattern usually found in twill fabric. The pattern is called herringbone because it resembles the skeleton of a herring fish. Herringbone-patterned fabric is usually wool, and is one of the most popular cloths used for suits and outerwear. Tweed cloth is often woven with a herringbone pattern.
Fil-a-Fil
End-one-end (also known by its french name, Fil-a-Fil) is essentially a plain weave where one colour yarn is interwoven with another colour yarn. Although one of the two colours is usually white , a great variety of end-on-ends have been produced in recent years. This type of weave yields a familiar two-tone appearance.
Chambray
Chambray fabric is thought to originate from cambrai in france mant centuries ago as far back as 1595.
It differs from denim in that it is not a twill fabric, when it is woven – the warp and the weft of the fabric cross equally giving it a 1 x1 fabric structure. This is known as a chambray structure. This is partly responsible for its lighter appearance as the weft, the lighter unbleached thread, appears on the surface of the fabric. Both sides of chambray are identical meaning it has no right or wrong side.
