Worsted

MFA Acc. #: 52.559

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

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  MFA Acc. #: 1994.267

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  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