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Record 1 2008-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
CONT

The direction of twill is generally described as the cloth is viewed looking along the warp. ... 'twill left' [refers] to the diagonale moving upwards to the left.

CONT

A fabric with a right-hand twill on the surface has a left-hand twill on the back.

Key term(s)
  • left hand twill

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
OBS

sergé: Armure ayant un rapport d'armure d'au moins trois duites et produisant des obliques.

Spanish

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