Tweed is a rough, unfinished woolen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is made in either plain or twill weave and may have a check, twill, or herringbone pattern. Subdued, interesting color effects (heather mixtures) are obtained by twisting together differently colored woolen strands into a two- or three-ply yarn. Tweeds are desirable for outerwear, being moisture-resistant and very durable. Cheviot can refer to one of two places: The Cheviot Hills, on the borders of England and Scotland The town of Cheviot, New Zealand The City of Cheviot, OH [1] This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A twill weave can easily be identified by its diagonal lines. ... When laying bricks, the manner in which the bricks overlap is called the bond. ... Yarn. ...

The name tweed is probably a bastardization of the word twill (Scots tweel), encouraged by the existence of a river Tweed on the Scottish–English border. A bastardization is a blundered word. ... A twill weave can easily be identified by its diagonal lines. ... Scots or Lallans (Eng: Lowlands), sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from the Gaelic language of the Highlands, is a West Germanic language used in Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland, and border areas of the Republic of Ireland, where it is known in official circles as Ulster Scots or... There are other rivers with this name: see Tweed River The River Tweed at Abbotsford, near Melrose The River Tweed at Coldstream The River Tweed (156 kilometres or 97 miles long) flows primarily through the Borders region of Scotland. ...