{{Short description|Fabric woven on a dobby loom, characterized by small geometric patterns}} {{Infobox material | name = Dobby | image = Dobby fabric.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | type = Woven fabric | density = | abbe_number = | refractive_index = | flammability = | limiting_oxygen_index = | water_absorption_eq = | water_absorption_24h = | radiation_resistance = | uv_resistance = | youngs_modulus = | tensile_strength = | elongation = | compressive_strength = | poissons_ratio = | hardness_rockwell = | izod_impact_strength = | notch_test = | abrasive_resistance_note = | abrasive_resistance = | coeff_friction = | speed_of_sound = | melting_point = | glass_transition = | heat_deflection_temp_note = | heat_deflection_temp = | vicat_note = | vicat = | vicat_a = | vicat_b = | upper_working_temp = | lower_working_temp = | heat_transfer_coeff = | thermal_conductivity_note = | thermal_conductivity = | thermal_diffusivity_note = | thermal_diffusivity = | linear_expansion = | specific_heat = | dielectric_constant_note = | dielectric_constant = | permittivity = | relative_permeability_note = | relative_permeability = | permeability_note = | permeability = | dielectric strength = | dissipation_factor_note = | dissipation_factor = | surface_resistivity = | volume_resistivity = | chem_res_acid_c = | chem_res_acid_d = | chem_res_alcohol = | chem_res_alkali = | chem_res_aromatic = | chem_res_grease_oil = | chem_res_haloalkane = | chem_res_halogen = | chem_res_ketone = | gas_perm_temp = 20 °C | gas_perm_N = | gas_perm_O = | gas_perm_CO2 = | gas_perm_H2O = | price = | footnotes = }}
'''Dobby''', or '''dobbie''', is a woven fabric produced on the dobby loom, characterised by small geometric patterns and extra texture in the cloth.<ref name="ShirtsMyWay">{{cite web|url=http://www.shirtsmyway.com/shirtspedia/dobby-dress-shirts.php|title=Dobby Dress Shirts, Men's Dobby Shirts, Dobby Weave|work=ShirtsMyWay|access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref> The warp and weft threads may be the same colour or different. Satin threads are particularly effective in this kind of weave as their texture will highlight the pattern.<ref name="Dobby fabric">{{cite web|url=http://www.fabriclink.com/dictionaries/textile.cfm#D|title=Textile Dictionary}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=August 2017}}
Dobby usually features a simple, repeated geometric pattern.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dobby vs. Jacquard: A Tale of Two Looms |url=http://blog.guilfordofmaine.com/dobby-vs-jacquard-a-tale-of-two-looms/ |website=Guilford of Maine |access-date=2 August 2020 |date=17 December 2015}}</ref>
Polo shirts are usually made with dobby.<ref name="ShirtsMyWay" /> Piqué fabrics are a type of dobby construction.
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