Drill Fabric

Drill is a sturdy cotton fabric known for its strength and durability. The fabric breathes well and keeps the wearer cool. It is medium to light-weight. This property has made it a versatile fabric. The lightweight is used as summer clothing and household items where as the heavier one is made into work cloths and wall coverings.

Drill fabric has a strong bias (diagonal) twill weave made with coarse carded yarns in a dense construction. The normal color is gray and can be used unbleached, but more often it is bleached or dyed. Khaki drill is used as uniforms. The name, 'drill' has been arrived from 'drilling,' from the German 'drillich,' or three threaded.

Characteristics of Drill Fabric

• It is medium to heavy-weight.
• It is strong.
• It is durable.
• It is breathable.
• It is cool and doesn't melt.
• It is tightly woven fabric.

Uses of Drill Fabric

• The lighter weights drill is used for skirts, trousers, dresses, jackets, and household items.
  
  
• The heavyweight drill is used as work clothes, industrial uses and wall coverings.
  
  
• It is also used as pocketing, shoe linings, book bindings, corsets, backing for coated fabric, ticking, banners, slip covers and sportswear.
  
  
• Khaki drill is used as uniforms and boat-sail drill is used as sails for sailing craft.