[amayausers] Re: definition of chambray

  • From: "Shuffletown Embroidery" <shuffemb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:21:42 -0400

To throw in my 2 cents, denim is a twill weave. Also, chambray yarn is dyed
before it is woven (the colored warp comment). Chambray is a type of shirt
in a Simon and Garfunkel song. :)
Mary

Mary Buckle
Shuffletown Embroidery
Charlotte, NC
704-398-1273


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[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edna Khalifeh
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 4:23 PM
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers] Re: definition of chambray

Well, you're familiar with oxford, right? The fabric they make men's oxford
shirts of? It has a slightly nubby texture. Chambray looks like oxford but
is smooth, no texture. Don't often see it at the chain fabric stores, but
you never know. There was a book with swatches in it of different fabrics,
but I can't remember where I saw it.

Edna Khalifeh
www.etchedinthread.com

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[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DLCompton@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 3:17 PM
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers] Re: definition of chambray

 
I have to admit, I get frustrated by fabric terms and their real  
counterparts. I would love to make (or buy!!!) a book with definitions and
real  samples. 
Anyone know of such a thing? I guess I could go to the fabric  store.....
 
 
Dorothy  Compton
Bee Embroidered
_www.BeeEmbroidered.com_ (http://www.beeembroidered.com/) 
(916)  635-7467
Rancho Cordova, CA
 
 
In a message dated 9/20/2006 1:11:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
ednakhalifeh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

According to Claire Shaeffer's "Fabric Sewing Guide", chambray is  a
plain-weave, smooth fabric with colored warp and white filling  (weft?).
Looks like denim but lighter weight. Originally all cotton, today  it may be
a synthetic or a blend. Wears and launders well. Uses: shirts,  sportswear,
and children's clothes.

Edna  Khalifeh
www.etchedinthread.com

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[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On  Behalf Of Roland R. Irish III
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 2:03  PM
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Chambrey  Shirts

maybe someone can drop a description of what 'chambrey' is for  us here?
Off the top of my head, which is a ways off the ground so the air  is  
thin up here...I seem to think that
chambrey is a finer  quality or smoother denim material? But it would  
be great to know  what it really
is for someone that  asks.

Roland
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