Damask
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A short encyclopedia entry defining damask as a tweeled (twilled) fabric of silk, linen, or cotton, with its supposed origin in Damascus. It notes the spread of silk damask manufacture from the continent to England through Dutch and Flemish weavers in Elizabeth's reign, and its later restriction to linen and cotton table linen. It also describes the loom setup, with five leaves of front mounting plus a draw loom harness for common damasks and eight leaves for the finest patterns drawn on squared paper.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1828
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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