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2. Linen - Wikipedia

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   Linen. A linen handkerchief with drawn thread work around the edges. Linen cloth recovered from Qumran Cave 1 near the Dead Sea. Flax stem, fiber, yarn and woven and knitted linen textiles. Linen ( / ˈlɪnən /) is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong and absorbent and dries faster than cotton.

3. 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 ...

4. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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   Textile fibers, threads, yarns and fabrics are measured in a multiplicity of units.. A fiber, a single filament of natural material, such as cotton, linen or wool, or artificial material such as nylon, polyester, metal or mineral fiber, or human-made cellulosic fibre like viscose, Modal, Lyocell or other rayon fiber is measured in terms of linear mass density, the weight of a given length of ...

5. Holland cloth - Wikipedia

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   Holland cloth. The name Holland cloth, or simply Holland can refer to one of two types of fabric: [ 1] 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 ...

6. Plain weave - Wikipedia

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   Plain weave (also called tabby weave, linen weave or taffeta weave) is the most basic of three fundamental types of textile weaves (along with satin weave and twill ). [ 1] It is strong and hard-wearing, and is used for fashion and furnishing fabrics. Fabrics with a plain weave are generally strong, durable, and have a smooth surface.

7. 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. 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. First Lady Jacqueline ...