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the diagonal handshake between threads that built your jeans and your favorite jacket.
means A woven fabric distinguished by parallel diagonal ribs, created by passing the weft thread over and under warp threads in a staggered, stepped pattern.
from From Old English 'twili,' meaning 'woven of double thread,' itself a loose adaptation of Latin 'bilix' — 'two-threaded' (from 'bi-,' two, plus 'licium,' a thread). The English ear, hearing the 'bi-' as 'two,' swapped in the native Germanic 'twi-' for twoness — the same 'twi-' lurking in 'twine' and 'twin.' So the diagonal weave carries its doubleness baked right into its name, in two languages at once.
- the line
- Diagonal ribs come from offsetting weave by one thread.
- denim's bones
- Jeans are twill dyed blue on one side.
- tougher cloth
- Twill hides stains and resists wrinkles better than plain weave.
- name origin
- From Old English meaning 'double thread.'
- herringbone kin
- Reversing twill direction makes that zigzag suit pattern.
twill weave — diagonal ribbed fabric pattern used in denim, chinos, and military uniforms since the 1800s
savile row tailoring — bespoke london suits traditionally made with twill wool for structure and durability since the 1800s