# Faille

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Type of corded fabric

Silk plain weave (faille) robe, circa 1760–1765, with silk and metallic-thread supplementary weft patterning, and metallic lace trim.

**Faille** is a type of cloth with flat ribs, often made in silk. It has a softer texture than [grosgrain](/source/Grosgrain), with heavier and wider cords or ribs. Weft yarns are heavier than warp, and it is manufactured in plain weaving. It was especially popular in the 19th century.

## Material

Faille was primarily made with [silk](/source/Silk), variations with [cotton](/source/Cotton) and [wool](/source/Wool) were also there. A [French](/source/France) silk variant was called ''Faille Française.''[1][2] The similar grosgrain has been described as a "firm, stiff, closely woven, corded fabric. The cords are heavier and closer than those in poplin, more round than those in faille."[3]

### Variations

Faille fabric is characterized by its prominent rib and is manufactured by employing fine filament yarns in the warp and heavy spun yarns in the filling. Typically, it is a heavyweight fabric, although lighter weight variations of faille, known as [tissue](/source/Tissue_(cloth)) failles.[4]

## Use

Faille was a fabric with lower [luster](/source/Luster_(textiles)), better drape and feel in comparison to counterparts like Grosgrain. It was used in ladies' dresses, suits and spring coats.[1] Tissue faille was once acknowledged as a trademark fabric and widely utilized in the creation of blouses.[5]

## See also

- [Moire (fabric)](/source/Moire_(fabric))

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). [*The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles*](https://books.google.com/books?id=LTYfAQAAQBAJ&q=Faille+Francaise&pg=PA221). A&C Black. p. 221. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-60901-535-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-60901-535-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Co, Montgomery Ward &; Ward, Montgomery (1969-08-01). [*Montgomery Ward Catalogue of 1895*](https://books.google.com/books?id=AjqYCgAAQBAJ&q=Faille+Francaise&pg=PA11). Courier Corporation. p. 11. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-486-22377-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-486-22377-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Montgomery, Florence M. (1984). [*Textiles in America 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth*](http://archive.org/details/textilesinameric00mont). New York; London: Norton. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-393-01703-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-393-01703-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Tortora, Phyllis G.; Collier, Billie J. (1997). [*Understanding textiles*](http://archive.org/details/understandingtex00tort). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill. p. 274. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-13-439225-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-13-439225-7).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Fairchild's dictionary of textiles*](http://archive.org/details/fairchildsdictio0000unse). New York: Fairchild Publications. 1959. p. 559.

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