Jersey is a knit fabric that is commonly used in clothing manufacture). It was originally made of wool, but now it is made of wool, cotton, and synthetic fibers). Jersey is characterized by its considerable stretchiness and close knit, making it a popular fabric for underwear, T-shirts, and other types of garments that are worn close to the skin. It is lightweight and not remarkably durable or insulative, but it is ideal as a base layer worn beneath thicker and more durable clothing. Jersey can be a very stretchy single knitting, usually lightweight, with one flat side and one piled side, or it can be a double-knitted jersey (interlock jersey), with less stretch, that creates a heavier fabric of two single jerseys knitted together to leave the two flat sides on the outsides of the fabric, with the piles in the middle). Jersey is considered to be an excellent fabric for draped garments, such as dresses and womens tops). The following types of jersey can be distinguished:
- Single jersey
- Double jersey
- Interlock jersey
- Jacquard jersey
- Clocqué jersey
- Stretch jersey)
Jersey is easy to care for and clean, and it is opaque because of its tight knit structure. It is stretchy without aid from stretch fibers like elastane, and it is resilient so it doesn’t wrinkle. Jersey is durable and tear-resistant, and it is versatile. It is generally good drape (dependent on composition) . Cotton is the most common jersey material, and this fabric is also used to make bedding and sheets. Jersey fabric is named after the Channel Island of Jersey, where it was first produced during the medieval era.
