Gabardine Tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats, trousers, uniforms, windbreakers and other garments. The fibre used to make the fabric is traditionally worsted wool, but may also be cotton, texturised polyester, or a blend. Gabardine is woven as a warp-faced steep or regular twill, with a prominent diagonal rib on the face and smooth surface on the back. |