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2. Chintz - Wikipedia

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   In 1686 France declared a ban on all chintz imports. In 1720 the Parliament of Great Britain enacted a law that forbade "the Use and Warings in Apparel of imported chintz, and also its use or Wear in or about any Bed, Chair, Cushion or other Household furniture". Spain followed England and France to ban calico imports. Firstly in 1717 Asian ...

3. Calico - Wikipedia

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   The weave of calico sample from a shopping bag shown against a centimetre scale. Calico (/ ˈ k æ l ɪ k oʊ /; in British usage since 1505) [1] is a heavy [2] plain-woven textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. It may also contain unseparated husk parts. The fabric is far coarser than muslin, but less coarse and ...

4. List of fabrics - Wikipedia

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   Fabrics in this list include fabrics that are woven, braided or knitted from textile fibres ... Calico; Cambric; Camel's hair; Camlet; Canvas; Capilene ...

5. J.L.Stifel and Sons - Wikipedia

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   J.L.Stifel & Sons was an American textile and jeans manufacturing brand which was prominent from 1835 to 1956 and a precursor in indigo-dyed cotton calicos.Smoother than canvas or denim but very resistant, calico earned success in work wear clothing.

6. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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   Calico Calico is a type of fabric made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. Also refers to a type of printing. Cambric Cambric is a lightweight cotton cloth used as fabric for lace and needlework. Camel's hair Camel's hair is a natural fiber from the camel. Camel hair can produce a variety of different coarseness of yarn.

7. Brocade - Wikipedia

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   In Guatemala, brocade is the most popular technique used to decorate fabric woven by Maya weavers on backstrap looms. Ornamental features in brocade are emphasised and wrought as additions to the main fabric, sometimes stiffening it, though more frequently producing on its face the effect of low relief.