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The forecast also calls for more bottoms made with shirting weight fabrics like crisp cotton poplin and plain weaves.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
This durable bedding is comforting thanks to its plain weave construction that’s a cross between cozy cotton sheets and your favorite t-shirt.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 May 2025
For a more subtle shimmer, Cotton Incorporated’s development team made a plain weave fabric with indigo yarns in the warp, a black and gold Lurex yarn in the filling.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2025
Percale: These sheets are made from plain weave cotton fiber.
—Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
Most of the midcentury modern couches on this offer at least one or two fabric upholstery colors, but the Jasper sofa has more than 200 color options, including a range of materials such as velvet, plain weave, boucle, and microfiber.
—Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile, Larsson stacks belts rather than working them in a plain weave for the new Triangle bag.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
Weave The three most common pillowcase weaves are plain weave, sateen, and percale.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023
In the case of The Ledbury, suits for staff were made from a plain weave, high-twist wool selected for its robustness and breathability, in a dark gray hue less likely to show wine stains or candle wax.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 24 May 2023
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
This durable bedding is comforting thanks to its plain weave construction that’s a cross between cozy cotton sheets and your favorite t-shirt.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 May 2025
For a more subtle shimmer, Cotton Incorporated’s development team made a plain weave fabric with indigo yarns in the warp, a black and gold Lurex yarn in the filling.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2025
Percale: These sheets are made from plain weave cotton fiber.
—Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
Most of the midcentury modern couches on this offer at least one or two fabric upholstery colors, but the Jasper sofa has more than 200 color options, including a range of materials such as velvet, plain weave, boucle, and microfiber.
—Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile, Larsson stacks belts rather than working them in a plain weave for the new Triangle bag.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
Weave The three most common pillowcase weaves are plain weave, sateen, and percale.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023
In the case of The Ledbury, suits for staff were made from a plain weave, high-twist wool selected for its robustness and breathability, in a dark gray hue less likely to show wine stains or candle wax.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 24 May 2023
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“Plain weave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plain%20weave. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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