Camblet
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A short encyclopedia entry defining camblet (camlet) as a plain fabric woven on a two-treadle loom, like linens and flannels. It lists the fiber combinations used (goat's hair, hair and silk, all wool, wool and thread), the finishing and decorative variants (dyed in thread or in the piece, mixed, striped, watered, figured), and the uses for garments, bed curtains and household furnishings.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1771
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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