Broadcloth
Description
A closely woven fabric made from Cotton, rayon, Silk, polyester, or fiber blends. Broadcloth has a soft, shiny finish and a plain weave with a crosswise rib. Originally made in Great Britain in the 1920s, broadcloth referred to a shirting fabric made on a loom wider than 27 inches. The name broadcloth has also been used for a fine, soft, dense Wool fabric with a napped face and twill back.
Synonyms and Related Terms
tejido ancho de estambre (Esp.)
Other Properties
Has at least 60 filling yarns to the inch.
Additional Images
Cotton broadcloth
Cotton broadcloth
Authority
- Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996 Comment: wider than 27 inches
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990 Comment: wider than 29 inches
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 878
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
- Website address 1 Comment: www.fabrics.net