Ticking

Description

A strong, durable, cotton fabric. Ticking is often made using a herringbone twill weave in blue and white warp stripes with a white filling thread. The close-woven fabric is used to contain fill materials, such as down feathers, in mattresses, pillows, and upholstery. Art ticking is made with a tight plain or satin weave. It has printed stripes or floral patterns of bright colors.

Synonyms and Related Terms

art ticking; cosolí (Esp.); cotí (Esp.); terliz (Esp.)

Resources and Citations

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

• 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

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

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

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