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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A yarn or fabric made from high quality, combed [ | + | A yarn or fabric made from high quality, combed [[wool|wool]] fibers that are long and straight. Worsted yarns are produce a smooth, tightly woven fabrics, such as [[gabardine|gabardine]] and [[serge|serge]]. They are durable and wrinkle-free. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Description
A yarn or fabric made from high quality, combed Wool fibers that are long and straight. Worsted yarns are produce a smooth, tightly woven fabrics, such as Gabardine and Serge. They are durable and wrinkle-free.
Synonyms and Related Terms
serge; garbardine; rep; covert; charmeen
Additional Images
MFA Acc. #: 1994.267
Gabardine
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
- Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 879
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000