What Is Whipcord Wool?

The fabric whipcord is a strong worsted or cotton fabric made of hard-twisted yarns with a diagonal cord or rib. The weave used for whipcord is a steep-angled twill, essentially the same weave as a cavalry twill or a steep gabardine. ... In the latter case, whipcord is an alternative to duck, which has a different weave.

What is whiplash cord material?

Noun. 1. whipcord - closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips. cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"

What is diagonal fabric?

Twill is a an attractive and durable type of textile weave. It is easily identifiable by its pattern of diagonal parallel ribs. A twill weave is altered in each row (over one yarn and under two or three yarns), producing this conspicuous line pattern. This pattern is called a wale.