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{{Short description|A lightweight, soft material with a napped and slightly creped surface}} |
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'''Albatross''' is a lightweight, [[Hand feel|soft]] material with a [[Nap (fabric)|napped]] and slightly creped surface. It has the [[Worsted#The cloth| |
'''Albatross''' is a lightweight, [[Hand feel|soft]] material with a [[Nap (fabric)|napped]] and slightly creped surface. It has the [[Worsted#The cloth|worst]] appearance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=MATHEWS|first=KOLANJIKOMBIL|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XkqoDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq&hl=en|title=Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Textile Terms: Four Volume Set|date=2017|publisher=Woodhead Publishing India PVT. Limited|isbn=978-93-85059-66-7|pages=38|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Training|first=University of Pittsburgh Research Bureau for Retail|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?newbks=0&redir_esc=y&id=anFWSKcBmIIC&dq=Albatross+cloth+is+a+lightweight+soft+woolen+material+with+napped+surface&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Albatross|title=Manuals on Merchandise Information and Selling Technique|date=1936|pages=8|language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:15, 5 June 2021
Albatross is a lightweight, soft material with a napped and slightly creped surface. It has the worst appearance.[1][2]
Name
The fabric is called "Albatross" because it has a similar texture to Albatross's breast.[3]
Weave
Albatross is made of wool or blends, and it may be in plain or twill, both with a loose weave.[4]
Use
Albatross is used in making soft clothes such as clothes for infants and negligees.[1]
References
- ^ a b MATHEWS, KOLANJIKOMBIL (2017). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Textile Terms: Four Volume Set. Woodhead Publishing India PVT. Limited. p. 38. ISBN 978-93-85059-66-7.
- ^ Training, University of Pittsburgh Research Bureau for Retail (1936). Manuals on Merchandise Information and Selling Technique. p. 8.
- ^ Mills, Betty J. (1985). Calico Chronicle: Texas Women and Their Fashions, 1830-1910. Texas Tech University Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-89672-128-9.
- ^ Fairchild's dictionary of textiles. Internet Archive. New York, Fairchild Publications. 1959. pp. 12, 13.
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