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2. Linens - Wikipedia

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   The tradition of calling household fabric goods "linens" dates from this period, [1]: 76 but meant clothing as much as large sheets. According to medieval tradition, which survived up until the modern era, a bride would often be given a gift of linens made by the women in her family as a wedding present, to help her set up her new married home.

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4. Percale - Wikipedia

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   Percale [1] is a closely woven plain-weave fabric often used for bed covers. Percale has a thread count of about 180 or higher and is noticeably tighter than twill or sateen . It has medium weight, is firm and smooth with no gloss, and washes very well.

5. List of fabrics - Wikipedia

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   Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Fabrics in this list include fabrics that are woven, braided or knitted from textile fibres

6. Linen - Wikipedia

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   Linen fabric feels cool to touch, a phenomenon which indicates its higher conductivity (the same principle that makes metals feel "cold"). It is smooth, making the finished fabric lint-free, and gets softer the more it is washed. However, constant creasing in the same place in sharp folds will tend to break the linen threads.

7. Scrim (material) - Wikipedia

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   In carpentry, scrim is a very heavy, coarsely-woven fabric (similar to hessian or to coarse canvas) which is stretched over interior boards to provide support for wallpaper and to add extra rigidity. This method of construction, widely used in older houses, is often referred to as " scrim and sarking ", the sarking being the board.