Plate No. 060fabric
First documented
1800s
Origin
France, France
Fiber
cotton, polyester
Weave
plain weave, high-twist yarns, open sett
Family
plain

Plate No. 060 · fabric

Voile

Voile is a sheer, crisp plain weave of tightly twisted yarns, the curtain-and-veil cloth whose name is simply the French for veil. The high twist gives voile more body than batiste and more softness than organza, a middle position that makes it the standard for sheer curtains, where it filters light while holding a clean drape. In apparel it is a summer cloth for blouses and dresses, cooler than lawn and less fragile than chiffon.

Named for

French for veil, which is exactly what the cloth does.

  1. 1.Voile, Wikipedia
  2. 2.voile, Wiktionary