Talk:Poplin

There is also an explanation about the 'Poplin textile' In my website www.vanpopering.eu[1]see button: 'products' It comes from former inhabitants of Poperinge (B)[time: after the Middle-Ages] they made the Popeline or (Popeliene in Dutch)on their own lome at home ; after some troubles in Belgium they moved to England to produce their fine linen again.

this message is from the webmaster of the above mentioned site Cees van Popering, Holland

What does that even mean?

You can rotate things, and I think "vertical warp and horizontal weft" is just describing what "warp" and "weft" usually mean when describing a loom. What is that qualifier even supposed to be distinguishing poplin from? Are we just saying it's woven, and has two possibly-distinct types of fiber in it, or are we actually claiming that the warp is specifically "vertical" and this is somehow different from some other fabric? Wikiseebs (talk) 16:31, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I second Wikiseebs. The very definition given by most sources on textiles is that the warp, any warp, is vertical and the weft horizontal. So it serves in no way to distinguish this kind of fabric from all others, in which the orientation is exactly the same. 2602:306:C4CE:A619:A434:5E30:47F:1E1A (talk) 17:30, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Source

The first paragraph of this might be 1911 Britannica - can someonve verify? - PKM 17:16, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That may explain the inconsistency with later in the article. The first para talks about half silk, and later all-cotton is mentioned. 71.175.28.121 (talk) 01:53, 3 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If it is a plain, tabby weave with a smooth finish, surely it cannot also have a corded finish? Further explanation would be good.

Also, there are two differing etymologies. The American Heritage Dictionary declares that papeline means “papal,” and was applied to fabric made in the papal town of Avignon. The OED disagrees and says that poplin comes from Poperinge, a town in Flanders noted for its textile production, and that the papal origin is a folk etymology.151.170.240.200 (talk) 05:58, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Article too technical to be useful. A more useful and modern approach would be to differentiate poplin from oxford, broadcloth, tweed, etc. 69.116.168.77 (talk) 17:10, 11 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]