Poplin

POPLIN

A term now applied to many qualities of fabrics in various yarns. Its chief characteristic is a series of fine ribs running across the cloth from selvedge to selvedge. The weave is plain. Irish poplin is made with 260 ends per inch of 40 denier silk warp and 48 picks per inch of 3/40's worsted weft. Irish poplin dates from the early part of the 18th century. There is now a great trade in cotton poplin for use as shirtings, pyjamas, dress goods, casements, etc. The original cotton poplin was made with 2/100's combed and gassed Sakel. warp 19/20 turns per inch, 2/100's combed and gassed Sakel. weft, doubled twist on twist with 36/40 turns per inch, 148 ends and 78 picks per inch finished. Shirtings were made in two widths, 37-in. grey for 35/36-in. finished and 32¹/₂-in. grey for 31/32-in. finished. Fine poplins are sometimes woven in six or eight shafts to minimise warp breakages during weaving, but they can be quite well woven on four shafts. Cotton poplins are now made in many cheaper qualities than those given above, in which many expedients have been adopted, such as reducing the number of ends and/or picks per inch, using single yarns instead of two-fold, and so on. Some of the lower qualities are as follows: - The last example * is a casement poplin.