W H T Shirt Makers

General information

What cotton do we use in our shirts?


What type of cotton is used in our shirts?
The majority of our shirts are made from 2-fold 100% cotton poplin with 100’s (standard) and 140's (Superfine) thread count. All the poplin cotton fabric is made from two fold both warp and weft.
• POPLIN - The “Stock in Trade” of quality English shirtmaking. Poplin describes a smooth finished weave that is both comfortable and durable. This weave tends to gives the surface colours prominence, making poplin excellent for the sharp checks, stripes and end on ends in which we specialize. A plain weave, but a coarser weft than warp gives pronounced rib.
• TWO FOLD - Mainly relates to poplin whereby two yarns are twisted (folded) together to give added durability. A single piece of string can be broken but two pieces platted together cannot. This principle allows the yarns to be spun much more finely coupling quality with strength.
• END ON END - A weave whereby the Warp yarn is one colour and the Weft another. When a colour is mixed with white the effect is of a subtle plain colour. When two different colours are mixed a strong vibrant plain colour is produced.
• HERRINGBONE – A Twill weave normally made using a softer yarn that runs in lines of opposing direction giving a zigzag effect. Yarns lay on the surface giving this fabric a particularly lustrous look. Reputedly so named because it resembles the varying diagonals of a fish’s backbone.
• OXFORD - a plain, relatively open weave which is semi-formal. This is a slightly thicker fabric than poplin.