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2. Bedford cord - Wikipedia

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   Bedford cord, named after the town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, a famous 19th century textile manufacturing city, is a durable fabric that resembles corduroy. The weave has faint lengthwise ridges, but without the filling yarns that make the distinct wales characteristic of corduroy. It can have the appearance of narrow-width stripes with ...

3. Jo-Ann Stores - Wikipedia

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   In 1998, Fabri-Centers acquired House of Fabrics, which also previously operated as Fabricland, Fabric King, and So-Fro Fabrics. [8] In September 1998, the company changed its name to Jo-Ann Stores Inc., [9] and all of its stores were renamed Jo-Ann Fabrics. In March 2006, Darrell Webb became chairman and CEO of Jo-Ann Fabrics. [6]

4. Corduroy - Wikipedia

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   Corduroy is considered a durable cloth and is found in the construction of trousers, jackets, and shirts. The width of the wales varies between fabric styles and is specified by wale count—the number of wales per inch. [5] A wale is a column of loops running lengthwise, corresponding to the warp of woven fabric. [6]

5. Fustian - Wikipedia

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   In the 1860s, the cloth would be stretched over a 22-yard-long (20 m) table, and the cutters would walk the length of the table as many times as was necessary. In recent times the cloth was tensioned over a 6-foot (1.8 m) table where all the cuts were made, and then the cloth would be released and the next two yards tensioned onto the table.

6. 10 Christmas bedding essentials for a cozy guest room - AOL

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   Create a cozy bedroom even Mrs. Claus would envy with Christmas quilts, flannel sheets, plaid throw blankets and festive throw pillows.

7. Broadcloth - Wikipedia

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   The word "broadcloth" was originally used just as an antonym to "narrow cloth", but later came to mean a particular type of cloth. [3] The 1909 Webster's dictionary (as reprinted in 1913) defines broadcloth as "A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half [140 cm]);—so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.