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Examples of cambric
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Cambric is used for linens, shirtings, handkerchieves and as fabric for lace and needlework.
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A fine cloth made from cotton or linen such as cambric.
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It is heavier than cambric, and finer than medium or Mexican.
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Calendering is used on fabrics such as moire to produce its watered effect and also on cambric and some types of sateens.
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In the Middle-Ages the city grew richer and larger thanks to its weaving industry which produced woollen cloth, linen and cambric.
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Technical use sometime introduced a difference between cambric and batiste, the latter being of a lighter weight and a finer thread count.
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The second part of the process is intended for the manufacturer to bring the flax into a state for the very finest purposes, such as lace, cambric, damask, and very fine linen.
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- A finely woven white linen
- Cambric or chambray is a lightweight plain weave cotton cloth used as fabric for lace and needlework. Cambric, also known as batiste in a large part of the world, was first used in Cambrai, France, as early as 1595. It is possibly named after Baptiste of Cambrai. ...
- A finely-woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton
- Very fine white linen used for linings and corset bodices.
- A lightweight plain weave cotton or linen cloth, slightly heavier than muslin, that is closely woven and calendered to give a slight sheen on one side. The material was originally a linen fabric woven in Cambrai in northern France.
- A fine thin white linen fabric.
- A fine, firm, plain weave balanced fabric with starch, and has a slight luster on one side.
- Usually a thin, white closely woven cotton fabric treated to give it a slight gloss.
- A thin and tightly woven linen or cotton fabric with a glossy surface achieved through calendering.
