What exactly is Fresco?

[rip]

I have a very rough idea, but have yet to find any good pix of fresco cloth. I was surprised that Holland & Sherry's fabric guide doesn't even list fresco. I have a Burberry suit that I think is made from fresco; it's similar to crepe, but not as loosely woven.

[Leonard Logsdail]

Fresco fabric is a high twist yarn with an open weave. the high twist helps gie the yarn some bounce to reduce creases and the open construction allows this to happen.

leonard

[DD MacDonald]

rip, here is an image of a fresco that I recently used.

DDM

[rip]

rip, here is an image of a fresco that I recently used.

DDM

That's it, and almost the same color. Now, how does this differ from crepe?

[manton]

I believe crepe is distinguished more by its surface and finishing. It has a rusticated, matte finish (not at all smooth or shiney), has a softer hand, and is generally woven in lighter weights. It is not really that wrinkle resistant, certainly not when compared to most worsteds.

Fresco, on the other hand, tends to be woven in heavier weights and is quite wrinkle resistant. Its cooling properties are derived more from the openess of the weave than any lightness of weight.

[iammatt]

Would Fresco be considered relatively year round fabric in climates that do not have extreme temperatures?

[manicturncoat]

I would be very careful with fresco, even in mild climates, particularly where it is windy. With the fresco fabrics that I have used you can see through the fabric when you hold it up to the light. They breathe wonderfully when it it is hot but as soon as it gets a little crisp and windy, you feel it immediately.

[ThomasG]

With the fresco fabrics that I have used you can see through the fabric when you hold it up to the light. They breathe wonderfully when it it is hot but as soon as it gets a little crisp and windy, you feel it immediately.

Fresco is like an illusion of cloth.

[rjman]

Does anyone know which fabric merchant refers to its fresco as "Twister"?

[Richard3]

Is Zegna`s "High performance" a fresco fabric?

[Nexus]

Prego, rip:




That's as good as I can get it on camera

[Mr JRM]

are the Lesser lightweights (7 1/2oz / 8oz) in the Golden Bale books frescos's?
i describe the weave as up/down and side to side ie. like a cross hatch.

[Chris Rimby]

Would 13 oz fresco cloth possess the same durability as a standard 13 oz worsted?

[Will]

I have a very rough idea, but have yet to find any good pix of fresco cloth. I was surprised that Holland & Sherry's fabric guide doesn't even list fresco. I have a Burberry suit that I think is made from fresco; it's similar to crepe, but not as loosely woven.

The H&S frescos are in the CrispAire book.

[manton]

are the Lesser lightweights (7 1/2oz / 8oz) in the Golden Bale books frescos's?
i describe the weave as up/down and side to side ie. like a cross hatch.

I don't think so. It's been a while since I looked at that book, but I recall those cloths as being more or less standard plain weaves and hence denser than fresco.

The Lesser Tropical book is sort of fresco-esque, but not really a fresco either.