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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A lightweight, sheer [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton] fabric with a plain weave that was originally made in India. Jaconet is often finished with a light glaze on one side making it similar to [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cambric cambric], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lawn | + | A lightweight, sheer [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton] fabric with a plain weave that was originally made in India. Jaconet is often finished with a light glaze on one side making it similar to [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cambric cambric], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lawn%20fabric lawn], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=organdy organdy], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=voile%20fabric voile]. It is used to make summer clothing, curtains, and bandages. Glazed jaconet has been used as a reinforcing material in book spines. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 |
* ''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 | ||
Revision as of 06:37, 24 July 2013
Description
A lightweight, sheer cotton fabric with a plain weave that was originally made in India. Jaconet is often finished with a light glaze on one side making it similar to cambric, lawn, organdy, or voile. It is used to make summer clothing, curtains, and bandages. Glazed jaconet has been used as a reinforcing material in book spines.
Synonyms and Related Terms
jaconette; jaconette (Ned); neteldoek (Ned);
Authority
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998