A ribbed fabric is a fabric with intervening raised lines or ribs. Ribbed fabrics may come in a variety of compositions including cotton, wool and silk.
Twill
twill
Twill is fabric that has a diagonal pattern. It is actually woven in such a way as to create diagonal "ribs" in the fabric itself (not just colored diagonal lines). Think of cordoroy - that is a fabric with a vertical (up and down) pattern woven into it. Twill is diagonal weaving. If a twill fabric has extra "give" so that it can expand (stretch), it is a stretch twill. Stretch twill often refers to the fabric having a small percentage of lycra/spandex in it, usually 2-4%.
an oblique or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric.
The easiest way to identify a twill weave is if the fabric appears to have a diagonal "texture"- this is caused by the offset of weft and warp threads when the fabric is woven (for example, over once, under twice. As opposed to over once, under once as a normal weave). The grain of the fabric is not actually diagonal, but the twill weave gives it that appearance.
A twill jersey is a type of sports uniform that is made of twill. Twill is a woven fabric with a ribbed pattern that is diagonal and parallel.
Gingham is a woven fabric. It is usually woven of white and another color thread.
It's woven.
A light woven fabric would be a chiffon, a challis, or a voile.
A "knit" fabric will stretch, either side to side and/or up to down, but a "woven" fabric will not stretch.
TC simply means "thread count" when referring to fabric. A fabric woven from cotton with a 300TC has 300 threads woven in one square inch.
The finished edge of fabric is called the selvage.
they can be used for anything basically (example clothing, covers,etc.)
Woven but look it up on wiki. Denim is a diagonal twill weave.