Burda Style For people who sew
Gabardine
- Dense fabric woven from cotton, wool or synthetic fibers with a pronounced twill effect (with diagonal ribs) that always runs from left bottom to right top on the right side of the fabric.
- A tough tightly woven fabric used to make shirts, overcoats, and trousers. The fabric is smooth on one side and ribbed on the other.
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