Poplin

Poplin, also called tabinet (or tabbinet),[1] is a fine (but thick) wool, cotton or silk fabric with crosswise ribs that typically give a corded surface.

In this case, as the weft is in the form of a stout cord, the fabric has a ridged structure, like rep, which gives depth and softness to the lustre of the silky surface.

Poplins are used for dress purposes, and for rich upholstery work which are formed by using coarse filling-yarns in a plain/hard weave.

[2] An alternative derivation associates "poplin" with products of the cloth industry of Poperinge in Flanders in present-day Belgium.

[7][8] The most common usage of poplin until about the 20th century was to make silk, cotton or heavy-weight wool dresses, suitable for winter wear.