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Thread: Victorian fabrics
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13-01-2010, 11:41 PM #11birdlipGuest
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25-05-2012, 8:44 PM #12FROGSMILEGuest
"Moleskin" was not the name used at that time but "Fustian", which described the group of milled cotton cloths with a heavy nap.
Fustian was later also developed into a second version of the cloth using a special waving process that eventaully gained the name "Cord du Roy", which was a French expression meaning cloth of Kings.
Some fustians were made with extremely strong warp yarns and very high weft density, in some cases over 400 threads per inch, which requires a special type of loom, of which very few survive.
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26-05-2012, 1:01 AM #13bamagirlGuest
Very interesting thread!
My great grandfather (1829-1912) was a draper in Scotland - mostly in woolen goods, I think. Thanks for the list and discussion on nomenclature.
-Barb
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26-05-2012, 7:07 AM #14CoromandelGuest
The Oxford English Dictionary seems to disagree. One of its definitions of 'moleskin' is 'a strong, soft, cotton fustian with a fine pile which is shaved before dyeing, formerly used esp. for protective work clothes.' The earliest example they give of the word's usage in this context is 1792.
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31-05-2012, 6:54 AM #15DorothySandraGuest
Thank you: Bombazine has always been a mystery to me: sometimes mentioned as worn by housekeepers, aunts, grandmothers and other slightly threatening (i.e. authoritative) older women in Victorian fact and fiction.
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31-05-2012, 10:56 AM #16
And don't forget Chintz
Chintz a glazed, patterned cotton fabric. this fabric was banned during the 18th century because the English and French mills couldn't make it. They hadn't yet stolen the process from the makers in India. By arounf 1785-90 the ban was lifted because the process had been followed and copied by manufacturers either side of the channel
Just as a by the way, the glazing or polishing of the fabric was done using china clay - in fact I think it still is done in this waySadly, our dear friend Ann (alias Ladkyis) passed away on Thursday, 26th. December, 2019.
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01-06-2012, 12:06 AM #17
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As a by-way off the by-way:
Shiny paper for books and magazines, the heavy sort, is also polished with china clay.
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01-06-2012, 1:52 AM #18
Hi Davran,You might be interested in this photo, The costume society put on a study day at Bristol in 2004 called Layers of Fashion,where four teams of members completed replica outfits & modelled them,they began in contemporary undearwear & were dressed on stage,From left to right,1928 Evening dress,1861 Bell shape achieved by a cage crinoline,1852 Bell shape created by six petticoats & the last one 1775, I think the society did a fantastic job.
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