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Twill vs Woven - What's the difference?

twill | woven |

As nouns the difference between twill and woven

is that twill is a pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving while woven is a cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic.

As verbs the difference between twill and woven

is that twill is to weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface while woven is past participle of lang=en.

As an adjective woven is

fabricated by weaving.

twill

English

Alternative forms

* tweel

Noun

(wikipedia twill) (-)
  • (weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing]] of threads of the warp and weft during [[weave, weaving.
  • * 1973 , P. R. Lord, M. H. Mohamed, Weaving: Conversion of Yarn to Fabric , 2nd Edition, page 167,
    • The twill' weave is always given a direction; a right-hand '''twill''' is one in which the '''twill''' line runs from bottom left to top right and a left-hand '''twill''' is one in which the '''twill''' line runs from bottom right to top left. The angle of the ' twill is determined by the amount of shift in the points of interlacing.
  • * 2000 , Walter S. Sondhelm, 4: Technical fabric structures - 1. Woven fabrics'', A. Richard Horrocks, Subhash C. Anand (editors), ''Handbook of Technical Textiles , page 68,
    • Industrial uses of twill' fabrics are mainly restricted to simple twills and only simple '''twills''' are described here. Broken '''twills''', waved '''twills''', herringbone '''twills''' and elongated ' twills are extensively used for suiting and dress fabrics.
  • * 2002 , Dianne Rose Jackman, Mary K. Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide to Textiles for Interiors , page 98,
    • Herringbone'' fabrics are a twill''' variation having the ' twill line reversed at regular intervals.
  • A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.
  • * 2006 , Mark Montano, Carly Sommerstein, Window Treatments and Slipcovers For Dummies , page 33,
    • Plain cotton twills , such as canvas, sailcloth, and denim, in mediumweight fabrics, can be a good choice for informal rooms that receive considerable wear and tear, such as rec rooms, dens, playrooms, or children's bedrooms.

    Derived terms

    * twill tape

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.

    • woven

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Fabricated]] by [[weave#Etymology 1, weaving.
    • Woven kevlar is tough enough to be bulletproof.
  • Interlaced
    • The woven words of the sonnet were deep and moving.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic.

    • Verb

    (head)
    • The spider had woven her web on a corner of the attic.
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