Cord / Kord
Firm fabrics with ribs created by the cord (float, hollow-weft) weave.
In lengthwise cord (hollow weft), the first weft thread, for example, binds with 8 warp threads in a plain weave and then floats under the next eight. The second weft thread floats under the first 8 warp threads and binds with the next eight. In crosswise cord, the warp threads work in a similar way. In corduroy velvet, the pile threads form the rib (ribbed velvet, Genoa cord, Manchester, furnishing cord) and, when cut, a velvet-like surface (weft velvet).
Further cord designations arise from the raw material, e.g. cotton, half-wool or wool cord, from the yarn type (e.g. stretch cord, twisted-yarn cord) and from the use (e.g. riding cord).
Cord is classified by number of ribs per 10cm: cable cord 8, farmers' cord 10 to 26, Genoa cord 27 to 40, fine cord over 41. Other classification: wide-wale, mid-wale, fine-wale ...
