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  2. Bed rug - Wikipedia

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    [5]: 105 Bed rugs began as carpet-like textiles, and were more common in 18th century than floor rugs. [4] In his Draper's Dictionary (1882), William Beck noted that the term rug was only used in America to describe the coverings for ordinary beds. [6]: 1 Sources provide conflicting information about bed rugs.

  3. History of quilting - Wikipedia

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    Whole-cloth quilt, 18th century, Netherlands.Textile made in India. In Europe, quilting appears to have been introduced by Crusaders in the 12th century (Colby 1971) in the form of the aketon or gambeson, a quilted garment worn under armour which later developed into the doublet, which remained an essential part of fashionable men's clothing for 300 years until the early 1600s.

  4. Woven coverlet - Wikipedia

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    Overshot coverlet once owned by William and Elizabeth Conner, 19th century. Coverlets of 18th century America were twill-woven with a linen warp and woolen weft.The wool was most often dyed a dark blue from indigo, but madder red, walnut brown, [2] [3] and a lighter "Williamsburg blue" were also used.

  5. Quilting - Wikipedia

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    The American quilt: A history of cloth and comfort, 1750-1950 (1993). LaPinta, Linda Elisabeth. Kentucky Quilts and Quiltmakers: Three Centuries of Creativity, Community, and Commerce (University Press of Kentucky, 2023) online review of this book. Torsney, Cheryl B., and Judy Elsley, eds. Quilt Culture: Tracing the Pattern. (U of Missouri ...

  6. Bedding - Wikipedia

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    In Australian and New Zealand English, bedding is often called manchester, [4] especially in shops. Manchester was a center of the cotton industry in the late 18th and the 19th century, and into the 20th century, and so cotton goods (principally sheets and towels) were given the name 'Manchester goods', which later was simplified to 'manchester'.

  7. Broderie perse - Wikipedia

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    American quilt in Broderie perse, 1846. Broderie perse (French for "Persian embroidery") is a style of appliqué which uses printed motifs from one fabric to create a design on a background fabric. It was popular in the late 18th century and early 19th centuries. [1]: 111 The technique could be considered an early form of puzzle piecing.

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