Cords & ribs
Bedford Cord
Raised lengthwise cords, hard-wearing and structured.
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Fine cord
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Cords & ribs
Mini Bedford
A finer, lighter cord with subtle relief.
- Weave
- Fine cord · Bedford cord (mini)
- Fibre
- 100% cotton (blends on request)
- Typical uses
- Kidswear · summer trousers
- Supplied as
- Greige or finished · width and construction to order
- Looms
- Picanol rapier · Toyota air-jet
Finishes available
- Reactive dyed
- Pigment dyed
- Peach finish
- Water repellent
- Printed
- PU coating
How it's woven
This is the draft our weavers set on the loom. Each filled square on the point paper is a place where the warp thread lifts over the weft. The highlighted block is one full repeat of the bedford cord (mini) structure.
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