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What does jersey mean?
Jersey, also known as tricot, isn't a fabric but a knitting technique. It's named after the British island of Jersey, where the famous navy blue jersey sweaters were hand-knitted using a knit-purl stitch in a V pattern. Today this is done by machine, but the fabric still resembles fine knitwear. Because it's a technique rather than a raw material, jersey can be made from a wide range of materials: cotton, linen and wool are the most common.
Types of jersey
There are two variants: single jersey and double jersey. As the name suggests, double jersey (interlock) applies the same knitting technique twice, using a knit-knit stitch. This gives a thicker, warmer fabric with two identical sides. Single jersey is regarded as the real jersey: thinner, with a clear front and back.
Properties of jersey
The fabric is fine and stretchy, so jersey garments move smoothly with you and stay comfortable all day. Because the knitted loops spring back after stretching, jersey hardly creases. Ideal, then, for various types of sweaters. It is also airy yet opaque. Besides clothing, cotton jersey is also used for fitted sheets for mattresses, precisely because its elasticity makes it easy to pull the sheet around the mattress.