Lawn cloth

Lawn cloth

Lawn cloth or lawn is a plain weave textile, originally linen but now chiefly cotton. Lawn is designed using fine, high count yarns, which results in a silky feel. The fabric is made using either combed or carded yarns. When lawn is made using combed yarns, with a soft feel and slight luster, it is known as "nainsook". The term "lawn" is also used in the textile industry to refer to a type of starched crisp-finish given to a cloth product. The finish can be applied to a variety of fabrics, from print cloth to fine plain cloth.

Characteristics

Lawn is a lightweight, sheer cloth, crispier than voile but not as crisp as organdy. Lawn is known for its semi-transparency, which can range from gauzy or sheer to an almost opaque effect, known as lining or utility lawn. The finish used on lawn ranges from soft to semi-crisp to crisp, but the fabric is never completely stiff. Lawn can be white, or may be dyed or printed.

History

The term "lawn" is derived from "Laon", a city in France which was a large manufacturer of linen lawn.

Uses

Lawn cloth is commonly used to produce dresses, blouses, nightwear, underwear, lingerie, curtains, collar cuffs, shirting, infant wear and handkerchiefs. It is also commonly used in liturgical vestments in the Anglican churches, such as the surplice and episcopal rochet.

ee also

* Textiles
* Textile manufacturing
* Cloth
* Linen


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lawn (disambiguation) — A lawn is an area of land planted with grass and sometimes clover and other plants, which are maintained at a low, even height.Lawn may also refer to:* Bacterial lawn, concept in microbiology * Lawn, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Lawn,… …   Wikipedia

  • lawn — [lo:n US lo:n] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: launde open space between woods ] [Sense: 2; Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Laon, town in northern France where such cloth was made] 1.) [U and C] an area of ground in a garden or park… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lawn|y — lawn|y1 «L nee», adjective. like a lawn; level and covered with smooth turf: »lawny slopes. ╂[< lawn1 + y1] lawn|y2 «L nee», adjective. made of or like the cloth lawn. ╂[< lawn2 + y1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • lawn — lawn1 [lôn] n. [ME launde < OFr, heath < Bret lann, heath, country: see LAND] 1. land covered with grass kept closely mowed, esp. in front of or around a house 2. the grass itself [to mow the lawn] 3. Archaic an open space in a forest;… …   English World dictionary

  • Lawn mower — A typical modern gasoline powered push mower. A riding mower or ride on …   Wikipedia

  • Cloth of gold — This article is about the fabric. For the snail, see Conus textile. For the 16th century event, see Field of Cloth of Gold. Cloth of gold is a fabric woven with a gold wrapped or spun weft referred to as a spirally spun gold strip . In most cases …   Wikipedia

  • lawn */*/ — UK [lɔːn] / US [lɔn] noun Word forms lawn : singular lawn plural lawns 1) [countable/uncountable] an area of grass that is cut short, especially in someone s garden Let s have lunch on the lawn. mow/cut the lawn: The lawn needs mowing again. 2)… …   English dictionary

  • cloth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. material, stuff, fabric, textile; fiber, synthetic; [dry, bolt, or piece] goods, remnant; napkin, dust cloth, etc. See materials. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fabric, material, stuff, goods, dry goods,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Lawn — This unusual and interesting surname recorded in several spellings including Laun, Lawn, Laund, and Lavender, is job descriptive. It has little or nothing to do with grass growing of any type, and derives from the pre 7th century Old French word… …   Surnames reference

  • lawn — {{11}}lawn (n.1) turf, stretch of grass, 1540s, laune glade, open space between woods, from M.E. launde (c.1300), from O.Fr. lande heath, moor, barren land; clearing (12c.), from Gaulish (Cf. Breton lann heath ), or from its Germanic cognate,… …   Etymology dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”