A plain-weave fabric, usually made with a coloured warp and a white or undyed weft.
Chambray is identified by its plain weave and the different colours of its lengthwise warp and crosswise weft, with one set usually white. In plain weave, yarns interlace alternately over and under one another. This construction is the useful distinction when chambray resembles denim in colour. The familiar blue-and-white appearance alone does not establish that a fabric is denim, and CottonWorks lists plain-weave chambray among non-conventional denim fabrics. When assessing a cloth, separating its colour arrangement from its weave helps explain why visually similar materials can belong to different fabric categories.
In job listings
Chambray is more likely to appear in product and fabric development work than in job descriptions. It helps to be able to tell it apart from denim, since the two can look alike and differ in their weave. Search local jobs for “fabric”.
