Tweed

Back ground

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.

Material used

The material used for their weaving is pure wool of count 9 Nm - 2/40 Nm in warp and weft. It is generally used for Coat, Blazer, Shirts and muffler for winter season.

Technique applied

It is generally woven on frame loom. The weave used is Plain, Mat, Twill and Herringbone weave.

How to distinguish genuine Tweed

• It’s medium-to-heavy weight fabric.
• Rough in surface texture, and produced in a great variety of colour and weave effects
• Weave designs used in Tweed includes herringbones, diamonds, chevrons, cross twills, and checks.
• Most tweeds are colour woven from dyed yarns, but some are piece-dyed. 

Source : India Handloom Brand