Weaving Guide

  • Poplin Weave

    Cotton, wool or silk, poplin is the classic weave, the most used. Woven with a warp thread that is finer than the weft thread, this fabric is pleasant to the touch. The tight and smooth weaving gives it an excellent quality. Poplin is used to make elegant and comfortable shirts.

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  • Fil-à-fil

    Fil-à-fil is a variation of poplin. For weaving we use threads of different colors, one with a dark shade and the other light. We then obtain a light shirt, in a solid color with a mottled appearance. End-on-end is perfect for a summery look.

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  • Oxford Weave

    Oxford is a so-called "grain" fabric with a less precise weave than poplin. Often, the weft yarn is colored while the warp yarn is white, which gives the fabric its "checkered" appearance. Robust but soft and easy to care for, oxford is the material of the most casual shirts.

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  • Twill Weave

    To the eye, it stands out thanks to the diagonals formed by the weaving. The twill is resistant and crease-resistant. It is also the fabricused in the manufacture of our denim shirts.

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  • Dobby Weave

    The dobby is a weaving in relief obtained by crossing various threads, the shaped is the textured fabric par excellence. The effect is subtle and sublimates your plain shirts.

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  • Pinpoint

    Thinner than oxford, thinner than poplin, pinpoint is supple and durable. Its particularity is linked to the fact that the weft thread passes above two warp threads then above the following two warp threads. A good compromise for a casual shirt but not too much.

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  • Denim Weave

    First used for trousers and called "toile de Nîmes", denim has since become more popular and is perfect for casual shirts. Dyed with indigo (the color that was called "blue of Genoa", which gave the name "jeans"), this twill weavefabric offers real solidity and fades as it wears. the indigo goes away.

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  • Chambray

    Chambray is a fabric constructed on a plain weave and most commonly made of cotton. Quite light, it is close to end-on-end because it is also constructed with a white or ecru weft and an indigo-dyed warp. It is this indigo that takes on a patina that gives this fabric its casual side.

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  • Flannel Weave

    Historically made of wool, flannel
    is a so-called "brushed" fabric. Now mainly in cotton for shirts, it offers a fluffy appearance and a beautiful softness that are very popular in winter. On some models, we add cashmere for an even softer finish.

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Weaving

First ingredient of the shirt, the fabric makes its quality. The construction of the fabric creates the visual aspect of the shirt, and determines its use according to the occasions or the seasons.

Always composed of a warp (threads located along the length of the weave) and a weft (threads located across the width), the fabrics are recognizable and are differentiated by different interlacings between these horizontal and vertical threads.

If an infinity of constructions exist, these are most often part of one of the three main types of weave: canvas (classic, in the shape of a checkerboard), twill (compact and oblique) and satin (shiny because the weft hardly appears).

  • Plain weave

    This is the simplest weave since the weft thread passes successively below the warp thread then above it continuously. This type of uniform weaving makes so-called "grain" fabrics, the two sides are identical, there is no back or place.

    Poplin is the best example of a plain weave fabric.

  • Satin Weave

    The satin weave as its name suggests produces fabrics with a satin effect. The weaving resembles twill since there is only one binding point on each thread except that here these points are scattered to avoid the oblique effect.

  • Twill Armor

    This armor is characterized by its oblique lines. This result is obtained thanks to the specific alternation of the threads; the weft thread passes under one or more warp threads then over it a greater number of warp threads, or vice versa. Depending on the weave, the twill can have a weft or warp effect.

    Twill fabrics are flexible and easily recognizable thanks to the diagonals formed by the weaving. Note that the back and the place of the fabric are different depending on the weft or warp effect.

The type of wire

There are two main types of thread: single and double twist. Single thread is thread that has been spun on a machine (spinning machine), the most basic. The double twist is a thread made up of two single thread that have been twisted together.

The double twist technique makes the wire softer, stronger and increases the diameter of the thread for a better quality fabric. Most of our poplin collection is spun and double twisted.

Titration

The count or “thread count” or “thread number” indicates the quality of the fabric used for the shirt. It allows you to determine the fineness of the wire based on the weight/length ratio. A high index reflects a fine, light, silky, resistant thread, giving a quality fabric.