- Poplin
Poplin, also called tabinet (or tabbinet), is a fabric consisting of a
silk warp with aweft ofworsted yarn . As the weft is in the form of a stout cord the fabric has a ridged structure, like rep, which gives depth and softness to the lustre of the silky surface. It is made withwool ,cotton ,silk ,rayon , or any mixture of these, though originally made from silk. The ribs run across the fabric fromselvage to selvage. Poplins are used for dress purposes, and for richupholstery work. They are formed by using coarse filling yarns in a plainweave .Shirt s made from this material are easy to iron and do not wrinkle easily.In recent years, Poplin has come to be associated with 100% cotton shirts and it is commonly used for high quality garments. Medical Uniforms almost exclusively use Poly/Cotton blended Poplin fabrics. The term is also frequently used while rendering and is most commonly associated with the construction of wallets.
The term poplin originates from papeline, a fabric made at
Avignon ,France in the 1400s. The fabric was so named for thepapal residence there.
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