Pattern family
Knits
Knit fabrics are made from a single thread looped through itself, not from crossing warp and weft, and the loop is what gives them stretch no plain woven cloth can offer. The family runs from the stockinette jersey of every t-shirt to the uncut loop pile of terrycloth, and the renders here show the loop structures themselves.
Jersey
No. 067fabric · knits
Terrycloth
No. 068fabric · knits
Boucle
No. 089fabric · knits
Boiled Wool
No. 140fabric · knits
Rib Knit
No. 157fabric · knits
Cable Knit
No. 158fabric · knits
Waffle Knit
No. 159fabric · knits
Fair Isle
No. 160pattern · knits
Settle the confusions
From the journal
Wool, flannel, and tweed all keep you warm by different tricks: the fiber's crimp, a brushed nap, and a dense weave. Which is warmest depends on the job.
The Geography of Cloth Names →A surprising number of fabric names are just place names. Denim, jeans, calico, muslin, duffel: the catalogue of cloth is also a map of medieval trade.