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Piqué, or marcella, is a weaving style normally used with cotton yarn which is characterized by raised parallel cords or geometric designs in the fabric. [1] Piqué fabrics vary from semi-sheer dimity to heavy weight waffle cloth. [1] Twilled cotton and corded cotton are close relatives.
Boutis is a Provençal word meaning 'stuffing', describing how two layers of fabric are quilted together with stuffing sandwiched between sections of the design, creating a raised effect. [1] The three main forms of the Provençal quilt are matelassage , piqûre de Marseilles (also known as Marseilles work or piqué marseillais ), and boutis ...
The fabric went out of fashion when completely smooth-surfaced materials became popular. Piqué, coachman's whipcord, diagonal serge, and surah are similar to bengaline silk. Surah was once known in France as silk serge. [1] Bengaline silk sold for $2.50 per yard in 1889 but was sometimes discounted to sell for $1.25 per yard. [2]
Pique (river), Haute-Garonne, southern France; Tungiasis, a skin parasite known as "pique" in much of South America; Pique Newsmagazine, a Canadian magazine; Pique, the 1986 FIFA World Cup mascot; Piqué, a type of shot in artistic billiards; Pique (abstract algebra), a quasigroup with an idempotent element; Pique, the emotion of resentment
A loom from the 1890s with a dobby head. A dobby loom, or dobbie loom, [1] is a type of floor loom that controls all the warp threads using a device called a dobby. [2]Dobbies can produce more complex fabric designs than tappet looms [2] but are limited in comparison to Jacquard looms.
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