Momie cloth is a pebble-surfaced crêpe structure made of any natural or synthetic yarns. Momie crepe is a light weight material made of cotton.[1][2]

Weave

Momie cloth is made by using cotton, rayon, or silk in warp and wool in weft. It is woven with granite weave, also called Momie weave, that forms a crepe texture. The weave is tight and interlaced and warp and weft, both visible on the face in the shape of small and irregular pebbles.[3][4][5][6]

Use

The cloth is used for dresses, curtains, and upholstery. In the 1880s black colored Momie cloth made of cotton, silk, and wool blend was used for mourning.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Definition of MOMIE CLOTH". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  2. 1 2 Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. (2011-10-24). The Complete Costume Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-8108-7785-6.
  3. ↑ Wingate, Isabel Barnum (1979). Fairchild's dictionary of textiles. Internet Archive. New York : Fairchild Publications. pp. 396, 273. ISBN 978-0-87005-198-2.
  4. ↑ GSA Supply Catalog. U.S. General Services Administration. 1997. p. 373.
  5. ↑ Posselt, Emanuel Anthony (1889). Technology of Textile Design: Being a Practical Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves for All Textile Fabrics, with Minute Reference to the Latest Inventions for Weaving. Containing Also an Appendix Showing the Analysis and Giving the Calculations Necessary for the Manufacture of the Various Textile Fabrics. author. p. 87.
  6. ↑ USITC Publication. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1983. p. 77.


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