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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A lightweight, sheer [ | + | A lightweight, sheer [[cotton]] fabric with a plain weave that was originally made in India.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 fabric|lawn]], [[organdy]], or [[voile fabric|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 == | ||
Revision as of 09:57, 21 January 2014
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A lightweight, sheer Cotton fabric with a plain weave that was originally made in India.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