Was very popular in the 1930's for women's dresses. Most popular fabric for jeans. The polyester version from the 1970's was very popular in pantsuits for both men and women. Filler fibers are thicker than warp fibers. Comes in a variety of weights from tissue faille to ottoman to bengaline.
Fibers used can be silk, cotton, rayon or other man-made fibers.
It is not woven. Results in a dense fabric with little stability and is seldom used for clothing. May be made of wool or man-made fibers. Fibers tend to be cotton or wool. Woven with a twill weave, it produces diagonal ribs on the outside of the fabric and no ribs on the wrong side.