Swanskin cloth
Swanskin is a close woven twill-weave flannel cloth for work clothes. It was used by fishermen and laborers. It is employed also as Ironing cloth to support on ironing tables.[1][2][3]
History
In the 17th century, the cloth industry was an important part of Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton's economy, with production taking place in cottage industries in the surrounding areas. In the 18th century, the towns and Blackmore Vale area produced a coarse white woollen cloth known as 'swanskin,' that was used by Newfoundland fishers and for uniforms. Local watermills became fulling mills for cleaning the raw wool, and teasels were used for napping the cloth..[4][5]
Swanskin
Some sources [Fairchild's dictionary of textiles] define "swanskin" as a generic term for soft, napped fabrics of the time period.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Leigh, Samuel. Leigh's new picture of England and Wales. p. 139. ISBN 1376569035.
- ^ "Definition of SWANSKIN". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ "Swanskin definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ Samuel Tymms, William Camden (1842). Camden's Britannia epitomized and continued - Volume 2. H.G. Bohan. p. 108.
- ^ George Morley Story, W. J. Kirwin, John David Allison Widdowson (1990). Dictionary of Newfoundland English. Canada: University of Toronto Press. p. 548. ISBN 0802068197.
- ^ Fairchild's dictionary of textiles. Internet Archive. New York, Fairchild Publications. 1959. p. 535.
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