What is this tweedy fabric called?

[fuzzylizzie]

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It's rayon, but what should I call the weave?

Thanks,
Lizzie

 

[bartondoll]

before you said it was rayon, I thought it looked like linen. A "linen weave"?

Sue

 

[ellenm]

Slubbed comes to mind, but I don't think that's exactly right.

 

[ellenm]

It does look like linen. Is there a name for the weave that is typical of linen?

 

[vintageclothes-line]

It is called Butcher Rayon. I have a sample of it.

 

[fuzzylizzie]

Butcher rayon is a new one on me! Thanks, Linda.

It is a lineny weave, and it is slightly slubbed.

 

[vintageclothes-line]

I will make a scan of my sample. brb

 

[vintageclothes-line]

Scan was too small. Took pics.

<img src=http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/magnolia3/butcherrayon.jpg><br><br><img src=http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/magnolia3/butcherrayon2.jpg><br><br><img src=http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/magnolia3/butcherrayon3.jpg><br><br>

This came from an old J.C. Penney fabric sample book. I have probably about 100 swatches.

 

[Patentleathershoes]

That is super useful, Linda. I have not heard of Butcher Rayon, but I bet I have seen it and not known what it was. What is the hand like compared to a regular more run of the mill rayon and regular linen? And when is your swatch samples from (time frame)

 

[vintageclothes-line]

It doesn't have a date on the sample book but that was 59 cents a yard. What do you think?

When I am not busy (ha ha), I will try to take pics of all of them for reference for everyone!

It feels about the same as regular rayon , just rough or ribbed.

 

[Patentleathershoes]

interesting....i don't know! oh, i was just looking for a stab in the dark guess based on color schemes and such...

I will see if that factoid is lookupable anywhere!