[fabric] This weave is based on the Régence weave, a kind of reps with all weft raised on the backside, which was popular during the regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (lasting from 1715 to 1723). In the United States, at the end of the 19th century, the term was used in a broader sense, to describe either fabrics `extremely dainty i... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charvet_(fabric)