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2. Hank (unit of measure) - Wikipedia

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   One source identifies a skein of stranded cotton as being 8.25 yards (7.54 m), of tapestry wool as being 10 yards (9.1 m), and crewel wool as being 33 yards (30 m). [ 1 ] In yarns for handcrafts such as knitting or crochet , hanks are not a fixed length but are sold in units by weight, most commonly 50 grams (2 oz).

3. Viyella - Wikipedia

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   Viyella logo. Viyella is a blend of wool and cotton first woven in 1893 in England, and the "first branded fabric in the world". [1] It was made of 55% merino wool and 45% cotton in a twill weave, developed by James and Robert Sissons of William Hollins & Co, spinners and hosiers.

4. Silesia (cloth) - Wikipedia

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   Silesia (Sleazy, Slesia) was a thin twilled woven cloth made of linen [1] or cotton. [2] The term denoted a wide range of fabric grades from greige goods to dyed and finished cloth. Silesia was used for various linens, for lining clothes, and in window blinds. [1] Cotton Silesia was calendered to obtain a gloss finish. [2]

5. Cotton duck - Wikipedia

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   Cotton duck is used in a wide range of applications, from sneakers to painting canvases to tents to sandbags. [1] Historically, white untwilled cotton or linen fabric uniforms of this name were worn by British and French soldiers serving in the tropics. [2] Duck fabric is woven with two yarns together in the warp and a single yarn in the weft.

6. Textile - Wikipedia

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   The fabric originated in the southwestern Indian city of Calicut. Jaconet Lightweight cotton fabric in plain weave Origin Jagannath Puri: Jaconet is anglicisation of Jagannath where it was originally produced. [33] Jersey: A type of Knitted fabric: Origin Jersey, Channel Islands: Jersey fabric was produced first at Jersey, Channel Islands. [32 ...

7. Bolt (cloth) - Wikipedia

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   a commercial unit of length or area used to measure finished cloth. Generally speaking, one bolt represents a strip of cloth 100 yards (91.44 meters) long, but the width varies according to the fabric. Cotton bolts are traditionally 42 inches (1.067 meters) wide and wool bolts are usually 60 inches (1.524 meters) wide.