Glossary · Cloth
Hopsack
A basket weave in which pairs of threads cross pairs, producing an open, textured, hard-wearing cloth. Navy hopsack is the standard summer blazer cloth, because the texture lets it work as an odd jacket.
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Glossary · Cloth
A basket weave in which pairs of threads cross pairs, producing an open, textured, hard-wearing cloth. Navy hopsack is the standard summer blazer cloth, because the texture lets it work as an odd jacket.