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See hessian. The name burlap has been given various possible etymologies; perhaps the most convincing is a Dutch origin, from boeren-lap, 'farmer's cloth'.

Flausch is the German name for a soft, fluffy, and thick, woollen material, produced with a double weave, often roughed, generally used for blankets and coats.

WV, 23 March 2022

Tweed is a course, closely woven woollen cloth that may originate from along the Tweed river in the Scottish borders. Another etymology links the name to Scottish tweel for twill.  It is normally produced in a tabby or twill weave. The cloth is eminently suitable for wearing in damp and cold weather, and traditionally linked to outdoor sports such as hunting.

Gabardine is originally a worsted woollen cloth, sometimes with the addition of cotton or another type of fibre, made waterproof with lanolin applied to the threads before the weaving process. The fabric was introduced by Thomas Burberry, who established the Burberry fashion house, and who patented the fabric in 1888.

Poplin, also known as popeline or tabinet/tabbinet, is a type of plain weave that produces a fine, but thick cloth. It is generally made of cotton, but the most expensive, and original poplin is made from silk with wool.

Loden is a type of woollen cloth that is made from carded fibres. The woven material is fulled (kneaded until the material is felting) after weaving. After fulling it is brushed and sheared repeatedly. Modern loden cloth is principally made from Austrian sheep, but also other fibres may be added.

Serge is a twill weave cloth with diagonal lines on both sides. The worsted woollen variety was used in Britain for military uniforms, right until the second half of the 20th century; silk serge was used for linings. Sturdy, but itchy, and absorbing huge amounts of water, which made it difficult to dry out.

Saai is the name for a type of woollen serge, produced widely in Britain and Ireland in the late Medieval and later periods. It was also produced, among others, in the Dutch city of Leiden, where it was one of thes even principal textiles industries.

Baai is the Dutch name for a type of cloth produced, among others, from the late sixteenth century in the city of Leiden. It was made of carded wool but unlike laken (broadcloth) made mostly of locally produced wool, rather than imported, high quality wool from England and Spain.

Broadcloth is a type of cloth known in the Netherlands as laken and particularly linked to the city of Leiden, which by the late medieval period became the prime producer of this type of cloth in Europe.