Most twills are continuous—the wale goes from one corner to the one diagonally opposite. Pattern, however, can be achieved by periodically changing the direction of the wales.
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Wale
//ˈweɪl//
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8 translations across 5 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- bordó noun (raised rib in knit goods or fabric)
Czech
3 entries- jizva noun (streak on skin)
- val noun (ridge)
- šleh noun (streak on skin)
French
2 entries- côte noun (raised rib in knit goods or fabric)
- côteler verb (To give a surface a texture of wales)
Irish
1 entries- fústa noun (raised rib in knit goods or fabric)
Polish
1 entries- pręga noun (raised rib in knit goods or fabric)
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I have woven a small sample of striped corduroy shown here. […] The stripe draws the eye from side to side while the wales draw the eye up and down.
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The fabric may be further described according to the number of wales per inch: Corduroy known as fine wale, pin-wale, or needle wale has very thin wales (usually twelve or more per inch, i.e., the width of a pin), while wide wale corduroy has thicker wales (usually six or fewer per inch).
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Crepon cloths, with their heavy crape-like wale, are a noteworthy part of the season's importations.
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