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2. Mashru - Wikipedia

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   Silk merchants in the 19th century. Mashru (also historically spelled mashroo, misru, mushroo or mushru) is a woven cloth that is a blend of silk and cotton.It was historically a hand-woven satin silk fabric variety found in the Indian subcontinent, and its proper use is described in the 16th-century Ain-i-Akbari.

3. Blend (textile) - Wikipedia

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   While Muslim men were not allowed to wear pure silk due to a religious admonition, a silk-and-cotton blend they made was permitted. It was known as "Mashru." [8] [9] Mashru was the name given to a group of mixed fabrics. Mashru is an Arabic word that literally means "permitted." [10] Siamoise was a 17th-century cotton and linen material. [11]

4. Viyella - Wikipedia

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   Viyella logo. Viyella is a blend of wool and cotton first woven in 1893 in England, and the "first branded fabric in the world". [1] It was made of 55% merino wool and 45% cotton in a twill weave, developed by James and Robert Sissons of William Hollins & Co, spinners and hosiers.

5. Kovai Cora cotton - Wikipedia

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   A superior quality cotton yarn is mixed with traditional silk to produce kora cotton. [6] The sarees have bright colored border designs with occasional use of shining zari. [6] The required designs are weaved using the loom using combinations of colored cotton and silk threads and the borders are added later. [6]

6. Poplin - Wikipedia

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   Poplin, also called tabinet (or tabbinet), [1] is a fine (but thick) wool, cotton or silk fabric with crosswise ribs that typically give a corded surface. Nowadays, the name refers to a strong material in a plain weave of any fiber or blend. [2] Poplin traditionally consisted of a silk warp with a weft of worsted yarn.

7. Crêpe (textile) - Wikipedia

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   A sheer wool fabric plain-woven with hard twist for a slight crêpe effect. [20] Crêpe de santé An undyed, closely woven, rough-textured wool-blend crêpe mixed with silk, linen, or cotton, also called "health crepe". [20] Crêpe de Suisse 1860 dress fabric. [7] Crêpe d'espagne Open-weave fabric with a silk warp and wool filling. [20] Crêpe ...