Serge is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two-up, two-down weave. Twill is a type of fabric woven with a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. This article describes textile weaving For other senses of this word see Weaving (disambiguation. The worsted variety is used in making military uniforms, suits, great and trench coats. Worsted (pronunciation) is the name of a Yarn, the Cloth made from this yarn and a yarn weight category Military uniforms comprises standardised Dress worn by members of the Armed forces of various nations The man's suit of clothes is a set of garments which are crafted from the same cloth A trench coat or trenchcoat is a Raincoat made of Waterproof heavy-duty Cotton drill or Poplin, Wool Gabardine Its counterpart, silk serge, is used for linings. Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons French serge is a softer, finer variety. The word is also used for a high quality woolen woven. Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species A woven is a Cloth formed by Weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and Weft directions unless the

Etymology and history

The name is derived from Old French serge, itself from Latin serica, from Greek σηρικος (serikos), meaning "silken" ^[1]. Old French was the Romance Dialect continuum spoken in territories which span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The early association of silk serge, Greece, and France is shown by the discovery in Charlemagne's tomb of a piece of silk serge dyed with Byzantine motifs, evidently a gift from the Byzantine Imperial Court in the 8th or 9th century AD. Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era.

From early Saxon times, most English wool ("staples") was exported. In the early sixteenth century it went mainly to a Royal monopoly at Calais (then an English possession) and was woven into cloth in France or the Low Countries. In Economics, a monopoly (from Greek monos, alone or single + polein, to sell exists when a specific individual or enterprise has sufficient Calais (kaˈlɛ in English often kæˈleɪ traditional English pronunciation /ˈkælɨs/ Kales is a town in northern France. The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the countries on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt However, with the capture of Calais by the French on 7 January 1558, England began expanding its own weaving industry. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental This was greatly enhanced by the European Wars of Religion (Eighty Years' War, French Wars of Religion); in 1567 Calvinist refugees from the Low Countries included many skilled serge weavers, while Huguenot refugees in the early eighteenth century included many silk and linen weavers. The Dutch Revolt, Eighty Years' War or the Revolt of the Netherlands (1568—1648 was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Low Countries The French Wars of Religion (1562 to 1598 between French Catholics and Protestants ( Huguenots involved both civil infighting Calvinism (sometimes called the Reformed tradition, the Reformed faith, or Reformed theology) is a theological system and an approach to the The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Denim is a cotton fabric with a similar weave; its name is believed to be derived from "serge de Nîmes" after Nîmes in France. Denim is a rugged Cotton Twill Textile, in which the Weft passes under two ( twi- "double" or more warp fibers Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Nîmes ( Provençal Occitan: Nimes in both classical and Mistralian norms is a city in southern France.

See also

• Tweed
• Red Serge

References

1. ^ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=serge

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