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2. Holland cloth - Wikipedia

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   a plainwoven or dull-finish linen used as furniture covering; a cotton or linen fabric made more or less opaque by a glazed or unglazed finish (the Holland finish) First documented in English in 1427, [2] the name originally applied to any fine, plainwoven linens imported from Europe, and particularly from the Netherlands. [3] [4]

3. 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 ...

4. Linen - Wikipedia

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   Approximately 70% of linen production in the 1990s was for apparel textiles, whereas in the 1970s only about 5% was used for fashion fabrics. [45] Linen uses range across bed and bath fabrics (tablecloths, bath towels, dish towels, bed sheets); home and commercial furnishing items (wallpaper/wall coverings, upholstery, window treatments ...

5. Pleated linen - Wikipedia

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   Handkerchief linen is a light form of linen, and this pleating process used 9 yards of the material to create 1 yard of pleated linen. [7] The pleating of the fabric meant that unlike other linen garments, ones made with pleated linen were uncrushable, could be packed without becoming creased and maintained their shape. [8] [9] First Lady ...

6. Lawn cloth - Wikipedia

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   Lawn cloth or lawn is a fine plain weave textile, made with fine combed cotton. [1] [2] Terms also used include batiste and nainsook. Originally the name applied to plain weave linen, and linen lawn is also called "handkerchief linen". [3] [4] The term lawn is also used in the textile industry to refer to a type of starched crisp finish given ...

7. List of fabrics - Wikipedia

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   Fabrics in this list include fabrics that are woven, braided or knitted from textile fibres. A. Aertex; Alençon lace; Antique satin ... Pleated linen; Plissé ...