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  2. Tablecloth - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Romanian tablecloth made in Maramureș Cover for Square Table, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736–1795, China. Cut and voided silk velvet. Detail of crochet tablecloth. A tablecloth is a cloth used to cover a table. Some are mainly ornamental coverings, which may also help protect the table from scratches and stains.

  3. Linen - Wikipedia

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    Linen (/ ˈ l ɪ n ə n /) is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong and absorbent and dries faster than cotton. Because of these properties, linen is comfortable to wear in hot weather and is valued for use in garments. Linen textiles can be made from flax plant fiber, yarn, as well as woven and knitted.

  4. Oilcloth - Wikipedia

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    The most familiar recent use was for brightly printed kitchen tablecloths. Dull-colored oilcloth was used for bedrolls, sou'westers, and tents. By the late 1950s, oilcloth became a synonym for vinyl (polyvinyl chloride) bonded to either a flanneled cloth or a printed vinyl with a synthetic non-woven backing.

  5. Mangle (machine) - Wikipedia

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    Mangles are used to press or flatten sheets, tablecloths, kitchen towels, or clothing and other laundry. In the South Wales Valleys (particularly Hengoed), the Sandwich mangle is used to flatten sandwiches. [citation needed] The "wringer", a smaller lighter machine of similar appearance and function, was used to squeeze the water out of wet ...

  6. Linens - Wikipedia

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    For formal occasions, table linens may be ironed before use. Traditionally, table linens could be starched while ironing, to decrease wrinkling and retain a smooth, pristine appearance. Seasonal storage of linens led to the development of natural pest control methods in Europe to prevent moth larvae and other insects or rodents from eating the ...

  7. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    Evidence exists for production of linen cloth in Ancient Egypt in the Neolithic period, c. 5500 BC. Cultivation of domesticated wild flax, probably an import from the Levant, is documented as early as c. 6000 BC. Other bast fibers including rush, reed, palm, and papyrus were used alone or with linen to make rope and other

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