The Cloth Peddler or Ar n Mal Alan may refer to several Azerbaijan Azerbaijani film s and plays. The Cloth Peddler 1917 film The Cloth Peddler 1945 film disamb fa ... more details
Bark cloth may refer to Tapa cloth , a cloth made from the bark of the Paper Mulberry Paper Mulberry Tree . Cedar bark textile Other textiles made from tree bark, such as the bark cloth of the Baganda people of Uganda Barkcloth , which is actually made from cotton rather than tree bark disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File Brooklyn Museum Cloth Merchant s Shop Basarat.jpg thumb right 220px Cloth Merchant s Shop , Brooklyn Museum Cloth merchant is, strictly speaking, like a draper , the term for any vendor of cloth. However, it is generally used for one who owned and or ran a cloth often wool manufacturing and or wholesale import and or export business in the Middle Ages or 16th and 17th centuries. A cloth merchant might additionally have owned a number of draper s shops. In England, cloth merchants might be members of one of the important guild trade guilds , such as the Worshipful Company of Drapers . An alternative name is a clothier , but that tends to refer more to some one who organised the cloth production production and sale of cloth, whereas a cloth merchant would be more concerned with distribution, including overseas trade. The largely obsolete term merchant tailor also describes a business person who trades in textiles. In England, the term is best known in the context of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors , a Livery Company of the City of London which is also a charitable institution known for its Merchant Taylors schools. The Company preserves the antiquarian spelling taylor . Notable cloth merchants William Gardner knight Sir William Gardiner John Kendrick cloth merchant John Kendrick Henry Machyn , diarist Jack O Newbury William Paterson banker William Paterson Thomas White merchant Sir Thomas White See also Le Bourgeois gentilhomme DEFAULTSORT Cloth Merchant Category Sales occupations Category Garment industry sewing Job stub Clothing stub textile arts stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Beta cloth is a type of fireproof silica fiber cloth used in the manufacture of Apollo Skylab A7L Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment space suits and in other specialized applications. Beta cloth consists of fine woven silica fiber, similar to fiberglass . The resulting fabric will not burn, and will melt only at temperatures exceeding 650 C. To reduce its tendency to crease or tear when manipulated, and to increase durability, the fibers may be coated with Teflon . Beta cloth was developed by a Manned Spacecraft Center team led by Frederick S. Dawn and including Matthew I. Radofsky working with the Corning Glass Dow Corning Company . It was implemented in NASA space suit s after the deadly 1967 Apollo 1 launch pad fire, in which the astronauts nylon suits burned through. The fire resistant Beta cloth was among changes to make the Apollo spacecraft and systems safer in the event of a similar situation. Fabric Apollo program hardware DEFAULTSORT Beta Cloth Category Woven fabrics Category Apollo program hardware Textile stub Space stub ... more details
Crocus cloth is an abrasive sheet similar to sand paper or emery cloth but covered with a layer of very fine loose polishing or lapping compound rather than with bound grains of abrasive. For final metal and gemstone finishing. It is available in various grades particle sizes . Category Tools Category Abrasives Metalworking stub tool stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 Zephyr cloth is a thin kind of wiktionary cassimere cassimere made in Belgium . The term also refers to a waterproof fabric of wool . fabric textile stub Category Woven fabrics ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Unreferenced date May 2007 A mushroom cloth is a specially selected piece of fabric whose abrasive properties are particularly useful for removing the outer layer and soil from edible mushroom s. The mushroom cloth is a generic term for any piece of clean fabric applied to the task of cleaning mushrooms. A mushroom cloth is preferred because mushrooms are porous and when cleaned under a running tap they absorb water, which affects their taste when cooked or served raw. Mushroom cloth is used in bookbinding and the interior trim on cars. Category Cooking utensils ... more details
Image 320 emery cloth.JPG thumb widthpx 320 grit emery cloth Emery cloth is a type of abrasive that has emery mineral emery glued to a cloth backing. It is commonly used in metalworking by hand. A finer, less commonly seen grade has a emery paper paper backing instead. Grades The grade of the cloth defines the coarseness or fineness of the abrasive. Emery is rated on the average grain size glued to the backing. Common sizes are, from coarse to fine 40, 46, 54, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 120, F, and FF. A 46 or 54 grade cloth is used on roughly filed work, while 60 to 90 grade cloth will give a good polishing metalworking polish . ref name Machinery s Handbook, 1440 cite book last Oberg first Erik last2 Jones first2 Franklin D. last3 Horton first3 Holbrook L. last4 Ryffel first4 Henry H. title Machinery s Handbook place New York publisher Industrial Press Inc. year 2000 edition 26 th. ref Machinery s Handbook isbn 0 8311 2635 3 pages 1440 ref References reflist Types of tools DEFAULTSORT Emery Cloth Category Abrasives Metalworking stub de Schleifleinen sv Sm rgelduk ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2007 Scarlet was a type of fine and expensive wool len cloth common in Medieval England . The name derives from the Latin Language Latin scarlata , from the Arabic language Arabic siqillat fine cloth and that again from the Persian Language Persian saqirlat . The weaving technique also had its origin in Central Asia , and made the cloth elastic by twisting the yarn . Because of this property, it was often used for stockings and tights. Scarlet cloth was produced in red, white, blue, green, and brown colors, among others. The most common color was Carmine color carmine red , though, which resulted in the double meaning of the word as a color designation. It is probable that name of the character Will Scarlett in the Robin Hood legends referred to this type of cloth, similarly to the common occupational surnames e.g. Weaver, Cooper, Fletcher, etc. . fabric Category Woven fabrics de Scharlach Stoff la Scarlata textum nl Scharlaken stof sv Scharlakan ... more details
Notability date July 2010 Unreferenced date July 2010 Monk s Cloth is an evenweave cloth which is used in Swedish weaving and many other evenweave projects. This cloth has a loose over and under four strand weave. These strands are called floats and are used to weave the threads through. The cloth is 100 cotton and can be purchased in a variety of colors at craft and fabric stores. The cotton will Shrinkage fabric shrink when washed, so should be pre washed before so as to achieve the correct sizing before stitching. In the 1940s monk s cloth was used to decorate borders on towels, throws, baby blankets, pillows, wall hanging, pictures, linens and clothing. Swedish dresses were decorated for traditional outfits with a variety of threads. Today, cotton Floss and yarns are used on the fabric to create beautifully decorated items. Category Weaving Category Swedish culture ... more details
Image Aida cloth.jpg thumb right 205px Samples of Aida cloth with enlargement inset Aida cloth is an open weave, even weave Textile fabric traditionally used for cross stitch embroidery . This cotton fabric has a natural mesh that facilitates cross stitching and enough natural stiffness that the crafter does not need to use an embroidery hoop . Characteristics Aida cloth is manufactured with various size spaces or holes between the Warp weaving warp and weft to accommodate different thicknesses of yarn . These are described by the count. For example, a 10 count aida cloth would have 10 squares per linear inch. Typical sizes are 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 22 count, ranked from the coarsest to the finest count. Traditional colours are white, ecru, or shades of tan and brown, although brighter colors are also available. Aida cloth is sold in precut sheets or in bolts of 40 60 width. ref name Perna, p. 7. Perna, p. 7. ref Aida cloth has a tendency to fray and often needs hem ming before use. It should never be laundered prior to craft work and tends to contract 1 2 to 1 4 when the finished item is washed in soap and water. Hand washing improves the appearance of finished cross stitching because Aida cloth naturally contracts in specific areas where it is embroidered. ref name Perna, p. 7. Pronunciation The consensus from various discussions on rec.crafts.textiles.needlework is that there are two ways to pronounce the word Aida either IPA en i d , as in Aida opera the opera by Giuseppe Verdi Verdi , or IPA en e d . Since the name change occurred around the same time as Verdi s opera was first performed, there has been some speculation that the cloth was renamed after the opera to take advantage of the opera s publicity. Notes reflist References Sharon Perna, Treasury of Cross Stitch Samplers New York Sterling, 1987. embroidery DEFAULTSORT Aida Cloth Category Woven fabrics Category Embroidery fr Toile A da id Kain aida it Tela Aida sv Aidav v ... more details
Grenfell Cloth is a close woven cotton material used to make outdoor clothing from its creation in 1923 until the late 20th century. It was named for Sir Wilfred Grenfell a medical missionary in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland . He asked for a waterproof cloth to be woven to protect himself from the wet and cold weather he encountered in his travels. The clothing was used in many expeditions. ref cite web url http www.haythornthwaite.com GrenfellHighPlaces.htm title Grenfell for the Mountaineer accessdate 2008 08 22 ref The cloth was made from 600 thread per inch Egyptian cotton by T.Haythornthwaite & Sons Ltd at Lodge Mill, Burnley , UK. References reflist External links http www.haythornthwaite.com GrenHistory.htm How Grenfell Cloth Came to be Made http www.haythornthwaite.com GrenfellWeaving.htm The Beginning of The Weaving Company fabric Category Woven fabrics Category Textile patterns material stub textile stub ... more details
Meritas was a brand of oilcloth first produced in 1869 by A.F.Buchanan and Sons at Montrose, New York . ref citation title The Historic Hudson page 59 year 1922 ref The company was taken over by the Standard Oil Cloth Company which then became part of the Standard Textile Products Company. The range of cloths produced under the Meritas brand was expanded to include composite cloth, leather cloth and slate cloth which were used for a variety of purposes including upholstery and trim for automobile s. ref citation title Chemical age volume 29 page 153 year 1921 ref In 1909, the company built the Meritas Mills in Columbus, Georgia Columbus to manufacture these cloths. ref citation title History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Ohio volume 1 page 735 author Joseph Green Butler year 1921 ref References reflist Category Textiles ... more details
refimprove date January 2011 Image Chino pants.jpg thumb alt Chino pants Pants made from chino cloth. Chino cloth is a twill fabric, originally made of 100 cotton . Today it is also found in cotton synthetic blends. Developed in the mid 19th century for women in the British and French military it has since migrated into civilian wear. Trousers of such a fabric gained popularity in the U.S.women s corp when Spanish American War veterans returned from the Philippines with their twill military trousers. References http www.landsend.com cd glossary 0,,4 658,00.html http www.landsend.com cd glossary 0,,4 658,00.html fabric DEFAULTSORT Chino Cloth Category Woven fabrics Category Trousers and shorts textile stub de Chinohose fr Chino v tement ja sv Chinos ... more details
otheruses2 Holland The Holland cloth , or simply Holland is a plainwoven or dull finish linen used as furniture covering or a cotton fabric made more or less opaque by a glazed or unglazed finish the Holland finish . Originally the name was applied to any fine, plainwoven linens imported from Europe, and particularly from The Netherlands . ref name HC cite web url http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 269322 holland format title Holland cloth publisher Britannica author accessdate 2010 03 04 ref Holland is used for window shades, insulation, labels and tags, sign cloth, etc. ref name HC Notes reflist Category Dutch clothing ... more details
in Bangladesh is as follows an old sari is folded to make four or eight layers. The folded cloth is placed ... the cloth and dry it in the sun for a couple of hours. In the monsoon seasons, it may be advisable to use a cheap disinfectant to decontaminate the material. The preferred cloth is used cotton sari cloth. Other types of clean, used cloth can be used with some effect, though the effectiveness will vary significantly. Used cloth is more effective than new cloth, as the repeated washing reduces the space between the fibres. ref cite news author Moss J title Cloth Filters Fight Cholera work Development ... t.htm ref Effectiveness The cloth is effective because most pathogens are attached to particles ... Australian Broadcasting Corporation date June 6, 2008 quote The Carter Center distributes cloth ... cloth filters for household use in preventing the infection were distributed in Sudan in 1995 compared ... to be almost equally effective. ref name original The cloth filter provides less than ideal purification ... Scientist date 13 January 2003 url http www.newscientist.com article.ns?id dn3258 ref Background The cloth ... . They report that It is common practice in villages in Bangladesh to use cloth, frequently ... studied the application of this technique to drinking water, with folded cloth. They studied the pore size of the cloth, the effect of folding the cloth on the effective pore size, the ability of the cloth to remove particles and plankton, as well as the effect on rates of cholera when used ... news speeches colwell rc02 hippocratic tsld025.htm DEFAULTSORT Cloth Filter Category Filters ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Image Cocking cloth, The Gentlemans Recreation, 1686.jpg thumb right 300px Detail from the engraving Pearching the Pheasant in The Gentleman s Recreation , 1686, by Richard Blome . In hunting tactics, a cocking cloth was a device suitable in catching pheasant s, similar in construction to a kite . It consists of a piece of coarse canvas , about an ell square, or 45 inches 114 cm on side, tanned, and kept stretched by two sticks, placed from corner to corner, diagonal wise a hole is left to see through. The hunter, then, armed with a short gun, carries the cloth before him at arms length under cover of which, he may approach his game as near as he pleases. When near enough, he puts the barrel of the gun through the hole, and fires. Richard Blome , in The Gentleman s Recreation 1686 , called this technique cocking cloth at crowing time. According to him, at crowing time , the pheasants will let you come near them, and the cocks will be so bold as to fly at the cocking cloth . References 1728 Blackmore, Howard L. Hunting Weapons . Courier Dover Publications. ISBN 0 486 40961 9. 2000. p 234. Cocking . Oxford English Dictionary . Oxford University Press. 2nd ed. 1989. Category Bird hunting ... more details
About the fabric the snail Conus textile the 16th century event Field of Cloth of Gold Cloth of gold is a textile fabric woven with a gold wrapped or spinning textiles spun weft referred to as a spirally spun gold strip . In most cases, the core yarn is silk wrapped with a band or strip of high content gold fil . In rarer instances, fine linen and wool have been used as the core. History It is mentioned on both Roman headstones for women and in the Book of Psalms Bibleref2c Ps 45 14 as a fabric befitting a princess. The Ancient Greek reference to the Golden Fleece is seen by some as a reference to gold cloth. Cloth of gold has been popular for ecclesiastical use for many centuries. Under Henry VII of England Henry VII , its use was reserved to royalty and higher levels of nobility. ref cite book last Hayward first Maria title Rich apparel clothing and the law in Henry VIII s England page 172 publisher Ashgate Publishing year 2009 isbn 9780754640967 ref It is also used today by companies such as Charvet Place Vend me Neckwear Charvet for neckwear. Few extant examples have survived in Ancient Rome Roman provincial tombs. Later producers of cloth of gold include the Byzantine Empire and Medieval Italy Italian weavers, particularly in Genoa , Venice, Italy Venice and Lucca, Italy Lucca . ref cite book last Jane Burns first E. title Sea of silk a textile geography of women s work in medieval French literature publisher University of Pennsylvania Press year 2009 page 47 ref A similar cloth of silver was also made. It is still made in India and Europe today. Other Cloth of gold is not to be confused with various gold embroidery techniques that date to the early Middle Ages , though the type of goldwork embroidery goldwork thread called passing is identical to the weft thread of cloth of gold. Most modern metallic fabrics made in the West are known as Lam fabric lam . Cloth ... some species has been made into a very fine cloth. See also Samite Field of the Cloth of Gold Resources ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Glass cloth is a textile material, originally developed to be used in greenhouse paneling, allowing sunlight s ultraviolet rays to be filtered out, while still allowing Visible spectrum visible light through to plants. The cloth is usually woven with the plain weave, and may be patterned in various ways, though checked cloths are the most common. The original cloth was made from linen , but a large quantity is made with cotton Warp weaving warp and tow weft , and in some cases they are composed entirely of cotton . The short fibres of the cheaper kind are easily detached from the cloth. Glass cloth was invented and first manufactured in 1916 by Alfred Turner dn date February 2012 in Bladen, Nebraska . After the invention of acrylic glass , the need for glass cloth faded, though during its popularity it was sold nationwide by many retailers. During the Great Depression , Bladen s post office would have likely closed were it not due to the mail traffic caused by glass cloth. Fact date February 2007 Due to properties of glass such as heat resistance and an inability to ignite, glass has been used to create fire barriers in hazardous environments such as inside of racecars. Its poor flexibility, and its being a source of skin irritation, made the fibers inadequate for apparel uses. During the Dust Bowl storms of the 1930 s in the Southern Plains states health officials recommended attaching translucent glasscloth to the inside frames of windows to help in keeping the dust out of buildings, although people also used cardboard, canvas or blankets. But eyewitness accounts indicate they were not completely successful. ref Dust Bowl, The Southern Plains in the 1930 s... by Donald Worster. Oxford University Press. ref References 1911 reflist textiles stub fabric Category Woven fabrics Category Linens ... more details
cloth or true double cloth is sometimes restricted to fabrics with two warps and three wefts, made ... of double cloth made of one warp and two sets of wefts, or less often two warps and one weft. These fabrics ... applications of double cloth include haute couture coat clothing coats , blanket s, furnishing ... design for Dove and Rose . Double cloth textiles are a characteristic artifact of Pre Columbian ... States America , double cloth wool and cotton woven coverlet s were made by professional weavers ... and designer William Morris offered wool and silk double cloth fabrics for furnishing through ... text Contemporary couture designers use true double cloth to make self lined or reversible coats and jackets ... the raw edges under. ref Mazur, Anna Reversible Techniques for Double Cloth , Threads Magazine , Taunton Press, February March 2006 123 ref Double cloth garments may also be made reversible by binding or overcasting edges. br style clear left Notes Image Peruvian double cloth bag.png right thumb 200px Double cloth bag from Peru. references External links http www.clevelandart.org explore departmentWork.asp ... Press, 1985, ISBN 0932394051 Elliott, Mary The Cloth with No Wrong Side , Threads , March 1997 69 pp. 60 63 weaving DEFAULTSORT Double Cloth Category Weaves fi T k n sv Dubbelv v ... more details
Cloth modeling is the term used for simulating cloth within a computer program usually in the context of 3D computer graphics . The main approaches used for this may be classified into three basic types geometric, physical, and particle energy. Background Most models of cloth are based on particles of mass connected together in some manner of mesh. Newtonian Physics is used to model each particle through the use of a black box called a physics engine . This involves using the basic law of motion Newton s Second Law math vec F m vec a math In all of these models, the goal is to find the position and shape of a piece of fabric using this basic equation and several other methods. Geometric methods Weil pioneered the first of these, the geometric technique, in 1986. ref name tutorial http www.webcitation.org query?url http www.geocities.com SiliconValley Heights 5445 cloth.html&date 2009 10 25 09 48 40 Tutorial on Cloth Modeling ref His work was focused on approximating the look of cloth by treating cloth like a collection of cables and using Hyperbolic cosine catenary curves. Because of this, it is not suitable for dynamic models but works very well for stationary or single frame renders ref name tutorial . This technique creates an underlying shape out of single points then, it parses through each set of three of these points and maps a catenary curve to the set. It then takes the lowest ... treats cloth like a grid work of particles connected to each other by springs. Whereas the geometric ... to determine the cloth s shape. For this we use an energy equation that adds on to the following ... element we add to prevent cloth from intersecting itself. The energy of stretching is governed ... our model. This allows us to model cloth behavior under any circumstance, and since we are treating the cloth as a collection of particles its behavior can be described with the dynamics provided ... dynamics References http davis.wpi.edu matt courses clothCloth Modeling Notes references Category ... more details
Char cloth also called charpaper is a swatch of fabric made from vegetable fiber such as linen , cotton or jute that has been converted via pyrolysis into a slow burning fuel of very low ignition temperature. It is capable of being ignited by a single spark that can in turn be used to ignite a tinder bundle to start a fire . ref cite web url http www.practicalsurvivor.com charcloth title Char Cloth publisher Practical Survivor date accessdate 2011 11 02 ref ref cite web url http www.rogueturtle.com articles charcloth.php title Making Char Cloth publisher Rogue Turtle date accessdate 2011 11 02 ref It is sometimes manufactured at home for use as the initial tinder when cooking or camping and historically usually provided the tinder component of a tinderbox . Charcloth ignites with even the smallest spark, and is therefore commonly used with a flint and steel . Notes reflist Fire Category Firelighting textile stub tool stub ... more details
Aluminized cloth is a material designed to reflect thermal radiation. Applications include fire proximity suits, emergency space blankets, and insulation for building and containers. See also Fire proximity suit Reflectivity Space blanket Thermal insulation Category Technical materials Category Safety clothing material stub ... more details
Image kenteweaving.jpg right thumb 320px A man weaves kente cloth using a traditional loom while listening to music, Bonwire village, Ashanti region, Ghana. Kente cloth , known locally as nwentoma , is a type of silk and cotton Citation needed date June 2010 fabric made of interwoven cloth strips and is native to the Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast . Etymology Image Kente Weaver.jpg thumb right 200px A man weaving kente cloth in Ghana . Kente cloth has its origin with the Akan people . It is a royal and sacred cloth worn only in times of extreme importance and was the cloth of kings. Over ... cloth. The icon of African cultural heritage around the world, Asante kente is identified by its ... Museum accessdate 2011 12 17 ref The Pangi cloth made by the Maroons is a cotton fabric with multi colored vertical and horizontal stripes, similar to West African kente cloth. ref cite web ref ... of the colors in Kente cloth ref http projectexploration.org jobaria AfricanJourney.html Kente Cloth . African Journey. projectexploration.org. 25 Sep 2007. ref black maturation, intensified spiritual ... days then returned home and implemented what they had seen. West Africa has had a cloth weaving culture for centuries via the stripweave method, but Akan history tells of the cloth being created ... widths 250px heights 200px File WLA haa Kente Cloth Probably Ewe Ghana c 1986.jpg Kent cloth probably ... index.htm Centre For Indigenous Knowledge Systems http www.kentecloth.net Kente Cloth http www.africancraft.com artists.php?type artisan Kente Cloth weavers AfricanCraft.com provides a free service to publish web sites for African artisans, several Kente cloth weavers from Ghana are listed on this page. http iweb.tntech.edu cventura KenteAdawomase.htm Asanti Kente Cloth in Adanwomase, Ghana http iweb.tntech.edu cventura Kente.htm Ashanti Kente Cloth in Bonwire, Ghana http iweb.tntech.edu cventura KenteEwe.htm Ewe Kente Cloth Weaving there is a type of kente cloth called asasia fabric Clothing ... more details
Kersey is a kind of coarse woollen textile cloth that was an important component of the textile trade in Medieval England . It derives its name from kersey yarn and ultimately from the village of Kersey, Suffolk , having presumably originated in that region. However the cloth was made in many places. It was being woven as early as 1262 in Andover, Hampshire , where regulations prohibited the inclusion of Spanish wool in kerseys. ref name Kerridge cite book last Kerridge first Eric title Textile manufactures in early modern England publisher Manchester Univ. Press location Manchester year 1985 isbn 9780719026324 ref By 1475, the West Riding of Yorkshire including Calderdale was also a major producer. Kersey was a lighter weight cloth than broadcloth . English kerseys were widely exported to central Europe ref D. C. Coleman, The Economy of England 1450 1750 Oxford University Press, 1977 , 53 4 77 78. ref and other places a surviving business letter ref Letter dated June 26th, 1578, from John Withal in Santos S o Paulo Santos , Brazil, to Mr Richard Staper, excerpted in Richard Hakluyt ed. Jack Beeching , Voyages and Discoveries , Penguin Press, 1972 196. ref from the end of the 16th century recommends to trade kerseys for good wine on the Canary Islands . Kersey yarns were hand spinning spun in large gauges thicknesses from inferior carding carded wool, and made thick and sturdy cloth. Kersey was a warp weaving warp backed, twill weave cloth weaving woven on a four treadle loom . blockquote As a rule, half the relatively small, numerous and closely set warp ends threads were struck with a big kersey weft in a two and two, unbalanced and highly prominent twill. The rest of the ends were simultaneously struck in a one and three twill, so they appeared mainly on the back of the cloth, while the back warp stitches on the face of the cloth were concealed among the face warp threads ... of the cloth was nap textile napped and shorn after fulling , producing a dense, warm fabric ... more details
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