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  2. Tweed - Wikipedia

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    Harris Tweed woven in a herringbone twill pattern, mid-20th century. Tweed is a rough, woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained by mixing dyed wool before it is spun ...

  3. Norwegian knitting - Wikipedia

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    The heritage of Norwegian knitting has been preserved, documented and translated into English language history, and pattern books, that are available to modern knitters, mostly notably by the author Annemor Sundbø. The yarn factory Rauma Ullvarefabrikk has also released a substantial number of Norwegian knitting patterns translated into English.

  4. Herringbone (cloth) - Wikipedia

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    Herringbone-patterned fabric is usually wool, and is one of the most popular cloths used for suits and outerwear. [3] Tweed cloth is often woven with a herringbone pattern. Fatigue uniforms made from cotton in this weave were used by several militaries during and after World War II ; in US use, they were often called HBTs .

  5. Houndstooth - Wikipedia

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    The duotone pattern is characterized by a tessellation of light and dark solid checks alternating with light-and-dark diagonally-striped checks—similar in pattern to gingham plaid but with diagonally-striped squares in place of gingham's blended-tone squares. Traditionally, houndstooth uses black and white, although other contrasting colour ...

  6. List of fabrics - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 11 January 2025, at 20:40 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. Twill - Wikipedia

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    Twill is a type of textile weave with a pattern of parallel, diagonal ribs. It is one of three fundamental types of weave, along with plain weave and satin . It is made by passing the weft thread over one or more warp threads then under two or more warp threads and so on, with a "step", or offset, between rows to create the characteristic ...

  8. Harris tweed - Wikipedia

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    Harris tweed, herringbone pattern. Harris tweed (Scottish Gaelic: Clò mór or Clò hearach) is a tweed cloth that is handwoven by islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, finished in the Outer Hebrides, and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides. This definition, quality standards and protection of ...

  9. The Great British Sewing Bee series 3 - Wikipedia

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    Pattern Challenge (Boned Corset) Alteration Challenge (Power Suit) Made-to-measure (Traditional Kilt) Amanda: 7: Draped Top: 7: Linton Tweed Female Kilt Deborah: 4: Jacket: 5: Wool Traditional Kilt Lorna: 5: Maternity Top: 4: Traditional Kilt (in a Gunn Ancient Tartan) Matt: 2: Dress: 3: Cotton Female Kilt Neil: 1: Cocktail Dress: 1 ...