Seersucker
Cotton fabric with puckered stripes, which come from warp threads tensioned unevenly during weaving. The waves keep the fabric off the skin, it stays airy in midsummer and does not need ironing. Classic is blue and white, as an unlined sport coat or shirt.
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Related terms
- WorstedWool whose fibers are combed and aligned in parallel before spinning.
- FrescoWorsted in an open plain weave made of highly twisted yarns.
- HopsackWool fabric in a basket weave, in which two or more threads are interlaced together.
- FlannelSoft wool fabric with a brushed, matte surface, often made of woolen yarn.
- GabardineDense fabric in a steep twill weave with a fine, steep diagonal rib on the face.
- Oxford clothCotton fabric in a basket weave, usually with a colored warp and a white, somewhat thicker weft.