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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A plain-woven, knobby, coarse cloth usually made from wool.  Homespun fabrics were originally made with coarse, uneven handspun yarns woven into cloth using a hand-loom.  Now imitation homespun, or rustic, fabric is made by machines.
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A plain-woven, knobby, coarse cloth usually made from [[wool]].  Homespun fabrics were originally made with coarse, uneven handspun yarns woven into cloth using a hand-loom.  Now imitation homespun, or rustic, fabric is made by machines.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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home-spun
 
home-spun
  
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
 
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
 
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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* ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
 
* ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
  
* Website address 1  Comment: www.fabrics.net
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* Website: www.fabrics.net
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Revision as of 12:40, 20 October 2020

Description

A plain-woven, knobby, coarse cloth usually made from Wool. Homespun fabrics were originally made with coarse, uneven handspun yarns woven into cloth using a hand-loom. Now imitation homespun, or rustic, fabric is made by machines.

Synonyms and Related Terms

home-spun

Resources and Citations

  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
  • Website: www.fabrics.net

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