Coutil
In Coutil is a very tightly woven twill weave in fine herringbone structure.
This fabric, mostly made of cotton or mixed fibers, is the classic material for corsets , because its stability means that the ends of the steel rods of the corset cannot pierce it so easily, it provides the necessary stability and, due to its low elasticity, the body is shaped by the Corset allows. Only a few weaving mills in Germany still produce coutil, because - since corsets have disappeared from everyday use - it is no longer of great importance for clothing. Today, Coutil is almost exclusively used in orthopedic technology, where it is used for the production of orthopedic corsets and abdominal bands.
In the field of German textile wholesaling and retailing as well as weaving mills , Coutil is usually referred to as a bodice ticking ; the term corset drill is also sometimes used.
Individual evidence
- ^ Coutil in Meyers Konversations-Lexikon 1905 on zeno.org