: a weave in which the threads interlace alternately
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For a more subtle shimmer, Cotton Incorporated’s development team made a plain weave fabric with indigo yarns in the warp, a black and gold Lurex yarn in the filling.—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2025 Percale: These sheets are made from plain weave cotton fiber.—Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024 Most of the midcentury modern couches on this offer at least one or two fabric upholstery colors, but the Jasper sofa has more than 200 color options, including a range of materials such as velvet, plain weave, boucle, and microfiber.—Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023 Meanwhile, Larsson stacks belts rather than working them in a plain weave for the new Triangle bag.—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023 Weave The three most common pillowcase weaves are plain weave, sateen, and percale.—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023 In the case of The Ledbury, suits for staff were made from a plain weave, high-twist wool selected for its robustness and breathability, in a dark gray hue less likely to show wine stains or candle wax.—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 24 May 2023 The dual fabric—a softer, stretchier backside and plain weave shell front—seemed unnecessary.—Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2023 The Indian subcontinent had been the home of muslin, a cotton fabric of plain weave, for centuries.—Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
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