Scrim

Description

A coarse, open-weave cotton or linen fabric. Scrim is used for curtains or upholstery linings and as a carrier for adhesive films. It is also used in the theater as a backdrop curtain that appears solid with front lighting and transparent with back lighting.

Synonyms and Related Terms

bucarán (Esp.)

Authority

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

• R. Mayer, The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, Viking Press, New York, 1981

• Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Twentieth-Century Building Materials, McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995

• Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985

• Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990

• Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998