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Carded or Combed Yarn Is Used. Double-Ply Yarn

Chambray is a double-ply cotton fabric made from a dyed warp thread and a white filling thread. It originated in Cambrai, France in the 1590s, where it was woven for farmer's clothing such as sunbonnets. Chambray became popular as the fabric of choice for the working man's blue shirt, contributing to the term "blue-collar worker." While originally made from flax, chambray is now most commonly cotton or a cotton-polyester blend, using carded or combed yarn that is double-ply and s-twist, resulting in an almost square thread count.

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Carded or Combed Yarn Is Used. Double-Ply Yarn

Chambray is a double-ply cotton fabric made from a dyed warp thread and a white filling thread. It originated in Cambrai, France in the 1590s, where it was woven for farmer's clothing such as sunbonnets. Chambray became popular as the fabric of choice for the working man's blue shirt, contributing to the term "blue-collar worker." While originally made from flax, chambray is now most commonly cotton or a cotton-polyester blend, using carded or combed yarn that is double-ply and s-twist, resulting in an almost square thread count.

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FABRIC TYPES

CHAMBRAY :
Chambray is a double-ply cotton, made from a dyed warp (the vertical thread) and a white
filling (the horizontal thread) with either carded or combed yarns being used.

ORIGIN :

The name Chambray actually originates from Cobrai or Cambrai, the city in north
France where it was originally woven for farmers wardrobes, used to create
sunbonnets, first used in 1595.

In the past Chambray was the fabric choice for the working mans blue shirt, this
became more and more popular as a working cloth and thus the term blue-collar
worker was born, which more than proves its heritage as a work wear fabric.

It is also known as both Cambric and as Batiste in some parts of the world.

OVER VIEW :
FIBER :

Originally made from flax; Most widely made in cotton and then blend of cotton and
polyester.

YARN :

Carded or Combed yarn is used.

double-ply yarn.

Usually s-twist is made.

A thread count of , almost square (i.e., 80 x 76)

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