Percale

Man's waiscoat
MFA#: 53.220

Description

A closely-woven, smooth finished Cotton fabric. Percale is used for sheets, dresses and shirts. The lightweight fabric has a higher yarn count than Calico, more sizing than Muslin and less gloss than Cambric. It is often used used for sheets, dresses and shirts.

Synonyms and Related Terms

percal (Esp.)

Additional Images

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  Unbleached percale sheeting

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  Percale sheeting

Resources and Citations

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 247

• 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

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

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

• Website: www.fabrics.net