French for buckled, curled or ringed It describes a knitted or woven fabric characterized by loops, knots, or curls on one or both sides, made with a variety of looped, curled, or slubbed yarns in one or both directions
A knit or woven fabric made from a rough, curly, knotted boucle yarn The fabric has a looped, knotted surface and is often used in sportswear and coats
Fibre: Wool, also in rayon, silk, cotton, linen, blends, hair fibres Weave: Any weave, knit Characteristics: From the French for "buckled" or "ringed" A drawn out or ringed, looped yarn is used to give it a kinky appearance at intervals Made in a variety of weights Boucle yarns are usually in both the filling and the warp Fabrics are usually springy to handle on account of the highly twisted yarns used to achieve the boucle effect Often ravels easily Uses: Coats, suits, dresses, sportswear