Pants or trousers are an outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles (they actually come in various lengths), with a separate part for each leg. Twill is a fabric so woven as to have a surface of diagonal parallel ridges.
If you're looking for a great new style of women's twill pants this season, it is time to visit your favorite retailers. As an alternative to denim, twill pants are cool, casual and smart and can be worn anywhere and with anything.
Here is a bit more of an education on the twill fabric:
- Twill is a type of textile weave with a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs. This is done by passing the weft thread over one or more warp threads then under two or more warp threads and so on, with a "step," or offset, between rows to create the characteristic diagonal pattern. Because of this structure, twill generally drapes well.
- In a twill weave, each weft or filling yarn floats across the warp yarns in a progression of interlacings to the right or left, forming a pattern of distinct diagonal lines. This diagonal pattern is also known as a wale. A float is the portion of a yarn that crosses over two or more perpendicular yarns.
- Twill fabrics technically have a front and a back side, unlike plain weave, whose two sides are the same. The front side of the twill is called the technical face and the back the technical back. The technical face side of a twill weave fabric is the side with the most pronounced wale; it is usually more durable and more attractive, is most often used as the fashion side of the fabric, and is the side visible during weaving. If there are warp floats on the technical face (i.e. if the warp crosses over two or more wefts), there will be filling floats (the weft will cross over two or more warps) on the technical back. If the twill wale goes up to the right on one side, it will go up to the left on the other side. Twill fabrics have no "up" and "down" as they are woven.
- The fewer interlacings in twills as compared to other weaves allow the yarns to move more freely, and therefore they are softer and more pliable, and drape better than plain-weave textiles. Twills also recover from creasing better than plain-weave fabrics do. When there are fewer interlacings, the yarns can be packed closer together to produce high-count fabrics. With higher counts, including high-count twills, the fabric is more durable,
A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibers (yarn or thread). Twill textiles can be made of cotton or cotton blends (and other fiber options).
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber. The fiber is most often spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile. The fabric is often used to make fabulous ladies tees. Learn more about the benefits of cotton.
Their are various types of twill. Chino cloth is a twill fabric, originally made of 100% cotton. The most common items made from it, trousers, are widely called chinos. Today it is also found in cotton-synthetic blends.
The advantages of twill. Twill is more durable and resists wear longer than plain-weave fabric. It's also less prone to wrinkling and shrinkage.
You can often find twill pants at store such as Kohls, Macy's, Nordstrom, etc.
Cotton twill pants are a staple for every women's wardrobe. You can find a wide variety of pant style options such as straight let, ankle skinny twill pants, wide leg pants, etc.
Whatever your style you'll find a pair of women's twill pants right for you.
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