What is the difference between Linen Damask and Linen Double Damask?
Double damask is a fabric from another era. To maximise the production benefits of modern looms a higher warp thread count is normally used than weft thread count. This allows more cloth to be produced for less weft picks. Double damask is different from ordinary damask in that it has a lower warp thread count than weft thread count, this allows a dense high thread count fabric to be produced, as the weft yarns are beat up tight in the fabric. However, it is a much more expensive way of weaving because it takes longer to weave a given length of fabric. Also, to allow this dense packing of yarn a looser twill weave is used than in ordinary damask. Apart from the higher thread count there are certain designs which are exclusive to double damask, because the higher number of yarns allows finer definition and some designs, such as Fine Scroll, because of its fine detail require the high thread count of double damask to bring out the best in it. So to summarise the differences, double damas
