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Wool Fabric Weaves

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Wool Fabric Weaves

 

Find all wool fabric weaves with swatches: Harris tweed, Panama Cloth, Petersham,  Poodle Cloth, Rabbit Hair,  Sharkskin,Tartan,Tweed. Virgin wool

 

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Harris tweed
 

 Harris tweed  is a fabric from Scotland.It is hand woven with a soft feel.



Panama cloth
 

 

Panama Cloth a plain woven worsted wool, sometimes resembling the texture of Panama hat.

Petersham
 

Petersham a very thick, waterproof woolen coating, usually dark blue.It is used for men’s trousers or heavy coats


Poodle cloth
 

 Poodle Cloth is made with a boucle yarn.It resembles the Poodle dog.


 


Rabbit hair
 

Rabbit Hair is used in woven wool’s as a substitute for vicuna to give a soft effect to the fabric.

Sharkskin
 

 

Sharkskin is woven with warp and filling yarns of alternating black with white, brown or blue.

Tartan
 

 

Tartan is a twilled plaid design, originally Scottish

Tweed
 

 

 Tweed is a rough textured wool, homespun and slightly felted. This fabric is sturdy with a mottled color.

Virgin wool
 

 

Virgin Wool is wool that has never been processed into fabric

 

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