This fabric was originally imported from India and popularly used for neckties and scarves Its repetitious design is usually printed on a lightweight twill fabric
A lightweight twill-weave fabric, made from filament yarns like silk, acetate, polyester, with a small all-over print pattern on a solid background The fabric is often used in men's ties
Fibre: Silk, rayon, very fine cotton, very fine worsted Weave: Twill, 2 up 2 down Characteristics: Very soft, light fabric Noted for its soft finish and feel It is usually printed with small figures on a dark or light background Similar to Surah and Tie Silk, but finer Was originally imported from India Uses: Dresses, robes, scarves, and neckwear of all kinds First made for the handkerchief trade
(m ) A scarf, you may say Quite right But in today's media, le foulard instantly means le foulard islamique, le chador or tchador Le port du foulard s'est produit pour la première fois au Collège de Creil en 1989; "The first time a Muslim pupil wore the headscarf to school was in 1989, at a junior high school in Creil " "Le port du foulard est une atteinte au 'pacte de la nation,'" said François Bayrou, Ministre de l'Education nationale, in October 1993; "When Muslim girls wear the Islamic head scarf to school in France, that is an attack on the 'nation's pact' with all of its citizens " Le foulard is also sometimes called le voile See Clovis; laicité; tchador; voile à l'école