The jersey is not a fabric but a mesh that is woven with precisely for knitting machines.
And 'widespread in clothing that is outside the intimate (the classic t-shirt is jersey), the main qualities of this material are soft high elasticity (excellent fit) and robustness.
The name comes from the largest Jersey "Channel Island" located in the English Channel.
At the end of the last century this was precisely jersey used by the inhabitants of the island and English fishermen had a much heavier appearance and rough, to the point of being judged unfit traditional clothing.
In 1916 Coco Chanel used it for His creations adapting it to Sue packaging tricot, since then was re-evaluated and used by all rediscovering the many qualities that still today we can appreciate.
