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2. Linen - Wikipedia

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   Crash (fabric) Crash fabric is coarse linen based rugged material made from both dyed and raw yarns. Dorrock, a stout linen table cloth made in Scotland. Dowlas, a strong linen mentioned by Shakespeare; Linenize; Linothorax, armor of layers of linen; Madapollam, a fabric manufactured from cotton yarn in a linen-style weave

3. Wamsutta Mills - Wikipedia

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   Shortly after, and production of percale fabric began (New Bedford is known to be the first city in the United States to make fine cotton). Famous textile magnate William Madison Wood began his textile career at the Wamsutta Mills, age fifteen, working there 1873-1876. [ 7 ]

4. Cotton duck - Wikipedia

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   Historically, white untwilled cotton or linen fabric uniforms of this name were worn by British and French soldiers serving in the tropics. [2] Duck fabric is woven with two yarns together in the warp and a single yarn in the weft. By treating with wax, duck fabric can be made waterproof (see waxed cotton).

5. Canvas - Wikipedia

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   Early canvas was made of linen, a sturdy brownish fabric of considerable strength. Linen is particularly suitable for the use of oil paint. In the early 20th century, cotton canvas, often referred to as "cotton duck", came into use. Linen is composed of higher quality material, and remains popular with many professional artists, especially ...

6. Cambric - Wikipedia

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   A blue chambray fabric, made of a blend of linen and cotton, with blue warp and white filling. Cambric was originally a kind of fine, white, plain-weave linen cloth made at or near Cambrai. [10] [9] The word comes from Kameryk or Kamerijk, the Flemish name of Cambrai, [10] [9] which became part of France in 1677. The word is attested since 1530 ...

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