ABOUT WOOLLEN CLOTHS

If you are baffled by the names of woollen cloths and would like an expanation, click on our the TEXTILE DICTIONARY link and you can find out about twill, gabardine, loden, worsted and many more including covert which is a cloth with a mix of two shades of brown used to make the true Covert Coat (commonly called racing coat), a three quarter length coat usually with a velvet collar.