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	eBay Guides - Fabric Glossary
		Double cloth is a fabric made by weaving two fabrics with five sets of yarns: two sets of warp, two sets of filling, and one set that connects the two fabrics.
		Pigment taffeta is taffeta woven with pigmented yarns.
		Seersucker is a category of light-to medium-weight fabrics, of cotton or manmade fiber, of plain or crepe weave, with crinkled stripes in cloth made by alternating tight and slack twist warp yarns.
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	Madras short pants and jackets
		End-to-enf Madras, used for men and boys' shirts, is similar to chambray, the difference being that in the Madras dyed and white yarns alternate in both warp and filling.
		The cloth is referred to simply as "60-40" cloth, meaning that the lengthwise warp of the fabric comprises 60 threads and the crosswise weft 40-which has been found to be a perfect combination to produce the desired lightness of weight and still maintain optimum strength of the woven cotton.
		The dyed yarn and basic pattern of the cloth to be woven are provided and distributed by the local cloth mill to the individual weavers, who are as often as not farmers.
	histclo.com /mat/mat-madras.html (2598 words)

	GUNNY - LoveToKnow Article on GUNNY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A very large proportion of the jute grown in Bengal is made into cloth in the districts where it is cultivated, and this industry forms the grand domestic manufacture of all the populous eastern districts of Bengal.
		The cloth thus made is of various qualities, such as clothing for the family (especially the women, a great proportion of whom on all the eastern frontier wear almost nothing else), coarse fabrics, bedding, rice and sugar bags, sacking, pack-sheet, andc.
		In many respects the term gunny cloth is still applied to all and sundry, but there is no doubt that the original name was intended for cloth which was similar to what is now known as cotton bagging.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GU/GUNNY.htm (666 words)

	Madras (cloth) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with patterned texture, used primarily for summer clothing -- pants, shorts, dresses and jackets.
		One style popular during the 1960s was called bleeding Madras.
		It used dyes that were not colorfast in a typically plaid design, resulting in bleeding and fading colors that yielded a new look to the fabric each time it was laundered.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Madras_(cloth) (111 words)

	Madras short pants and jackets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		End-to-enf Madras, used for men and boys' shirts, is similar to chambray, the difference being that in the Madras dyed and white yarns alternate in both warp and filling.
		This particular cotton fabric is called madras because it is traditionally produced in the southeast part of India, the economic center of which is the port city of Madras (accent on the second syllable).
		The cloth is referred to simply as "60-40" cloth, meaning that the lengthwise warp of the fabric comprises 60 threads and the crosswise weft 40-which has been found to be a perfect combination to produce the desired lightness of weight and still maintain optimum strength of the woven cotton.
	histclo.hispeed.com /mat/mat-madras.html (2598 words)

	Clothing For The Young Boy
		Altho his clothes may still have daintiness in fabric, they should be rather tailored in design, without feminine lace and frills.
		The "Clothes that made young America free" are sturdy in material and loose and comfortable in construction.
		Let his clothes be harmonious in color, trig in line, and still be able to withstand hard wear.
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		In Madras the Beri Chetties, artisans, Cil-mongers, weavers and leather workers were the chief elements in the left-hand faction, while the Vellalas, the Arya Vysias (Komatis), the Vannias and the Adi-Dravidas belonged to the right-hand division.
		The Company's letter constituting the Madras Agent and Council 'Our Governor and Agent and Consul in Fort St. George' and empowering them to execute judgment in all cases, civil and criminal, was occasioned by the difficulty that arose as to the jurisdiction of the Madras officials over capital cases.
		Count Lally's siege of Madras (December 1758 to February 1759) the next crisis in the History of the City was successfully resisted by the English; but they abandoned Old Black Town and the suburbs which were occupied by the French; while the Fort itself was a sand wreck after the siege.
	www.chennaicorporation.com /madras_history.htm (7247 words)

	COTTON GOODS AND - Online Information article about COTTON GOODS AND
		T Cloth is a plain grey calico, similar in kind to the Mexican and exported to the same markets.
		The word is sometimes particularly applied to cloths with a comparatively heavy weft, the distinction being made between the even " Mexican make " and the " pin-head " or " medium-make." Raising-cloths are of various kinds and may be merely mediums with a heavy weft, or " condensor " weft made from waste yarns.
		Printing-cloth is a term with a general significance, but it is also particularly applied to a class of plain cloths in which a very large trade is done both for home trade and export.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /COR_CRE/COTTON_GOODS_AND.html (5977 words)

	Lands' End
		Madras (the city) lies approximately 10,000 miles east and west of Dodgeville, and 12 degrees north of the equator, in southeastern India, on the Bay of Bengal.
		Cloth historians (a "lot" very difficult to pin down) say that the first cloth handwoven in (or near) Madras was made of yarn spun from the tip-skin of ancient trees, and was called "karvelem patta".
		Madras is hand-dyed, hand-warped, hand-woven and hand-finished in almost 200 tiny Tamil Naduan villages.
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		Madras, the first city of Tamil Nadu and the present gateway to South India is about 350 years old.
		Madras retains a charm characteristic of the typical South Indian heritage and way of living.
		In the 19th century, the city became the seat of the Madras presidency, one of the four divisions of British imperial India.
	www.madras-hotels-india.com /about-chennai.htm (328 words)

	Lace Curtains: Advice and info
		The name Madras was adopted for the particular type of weave previously referred to as Muslin, around the beginning of the 20th century.
		The Madras weave is a twist guaze, quite different from the ordinary plain one and one ground weaves.
		The design on the Madras is woven into the ground by the use of jacquard patterning mechanism, leaving some of the weft floating between the pattern heads.
	www.queenanneslacecurtains.com /madras_lace_curtain_trade.html (448 words)

	Oregon.com - Madras, Oregon
		The fabric of life in Madras is as varied as the colors of a bolt of Madras cloth from which the town got its name.
		The Madras Industrial Park, which includes 300 acres of air and industrial land co-owned by the City of Madras and Jefferson County, is located north of Madras.
		The county's industries are served by the Madras-Jefferson County Airport, located north of Madras near the Industrial Park, and the Burlington Northern rail line, which runs through the heart of the county, through Madras, Metolius and Culver.
	www.oregon.com /towns/madras/madras.cfm (688 words)

	WCC-23 TEXTILES AND APPAREL RESEARCH ABSTRACT, 1997-1999
		Barrier fabrics used in protective clothing for health care workers were examined to determine what factors account for changes in skin hydration as a result of fabrics of various constructions, thickness and weight remaining in contact with the skin surface under a non-occluded dome for a period of 40 minutes.
		The objective of this study was to analyze the clothing worn by high-class Denver prostitutes and madams in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to determine the relative importance of clothing in the women's lives.
		The purpose of this study was to enable the description of the clothing of elementary school-age boys in Oregon during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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	Womens Clothing from Orvis - Comfort and Style
		The womens clothing and apparel lines at Orvis are featured in diverse and exciting collections that tailor to the wardrobe needs and desires of women.
		womens clothes - Sweaters, pants, dresses, shoes, coats and hats are just some of the items of womens clothes at orvis.
		casual clothes - Orvis invites their customers to experience a way of life through their casual clothes which express a deep appreciation for the natural environment.
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		World’s Coolest is a pure cotton madras cloth from India, where cotton has been hand-woven into fabric for more than 5,000 years.
		Textiles are a major factor of the nation’s economy—thanks to the climate, which is ideal for growing cotton, and the skill of millions of native craftspeople.
		Today, most madras is still made in southeast India, but it is dyed with stable chemical dyes to prevent this loss of color.
	www.orvis.co.uk /intro.asp?bhjs=0&subject=229 (276 words)

	Suits/Jackets
		Clothing was elegant, as were the stars who modeled it.
		The weight of cloths is measured in either ounces or grams, with summer garments in the range of 7 to 8.5 oz., and winter weights from 9 to 11 oz.
		The classic country cloth for a sport jacket is tweed, which is mistakenly attributed to the River Tweed.
	www.bensilver.com /style04/about_SuitsJackets.htm (4652 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One memorable item of clothing is the madras clothing that became popular during the early 1960s.
		The cloth had a curious feel and an odd smell, and the shirts were nearly impossible to iron, proof positive that the cloth was substandard.
		It was rumored that people in the frozen north wore slacks and jackets made out of the madras cloth, but thank goodness that fashion craze never made it as far south as Richland.
	www.unionrecorder.com /articles/2005/03/14/news/features/news07.txt (752 words)

	Clothing Fabrics - Cotton
		It is interesting to note here that the seeds of the long Egyptian cotton, which is next to the Sea Island cotton in length and quality of fiber, have been planted in the reclaimed, formerly arid, sections of Arizona and California, and their successful growth is prophesied.
		Gingham, chambray, madras, kindergarten cloth, seersucker, and some crêpes are woven from dyed yarns.
		A test to determine whether fabrics are dyed in the yarn or in the piece is made by fraying the cloth both the warp and the weft way.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles23/dressing-well-64.shtml (1871 words)

	NEW CLOTH MARKET : Textile Terms & Definitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is also called "diaper cloth" and is used for that purpose as well as very good towelling.
		Finished cloth is used for curtains, bandages, dust cloths, cheap bunting, hat lining, surgical gauze, fly nets, food wrapping, e.g.
		Sailcloth for clothing is sold frequently and is much lighter weight than used for sails.
	www.ourindia.com /def1.htm (3774 words)

	MSU Museum - Virtual Exhibitions - African Connections - Catalog - 7366.143
		This interesting cloth was not produced in Africa, but was expressly made for the West African textile market in England.
		The basic cloth is an imitation of Indian madras cloth.
		What is perhaps most interesting about the cloth is that was designed to resemble a popular type of cloth that is made and used in southeastern Nigeria called akwete--named for town that is the center for its production.
	museum.cl.msu.edu /Exhibitions/Virtual/AfCon/7366-143.html (504 words)

	Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Newspaper, A Pulitzer Prize Winning Newspaper, Virgin Islands Guide, Virgin Islands Info
		"They would put on their madras because it was just a colorful fabric, and you have to remember it was slavery days, and I guess that made them feel happy," he said.
		Bell said that slaves originally tied the madras to their heads as they tended to sugarcane and cotton fields in the Caribbean.
		Madras cloth originated on Antigua, she said, but now most Caribbean islands carry it.
	www.virginislandsdailynews.com /index.pl/article_home?id=3160657 (1497 words)

	AllRefer.com - Tamil Nadu, India (Indian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		On a low-lying plain bounded by the Eastern Ghats in the north and Nilgiri and Anai Malai Hills on the west, the state has large fertile areas along the Coromandel Coast, the Palk Strait, and the Gulf of Mannar.
		The main industries are food processing and the manufacture of cotton and silk cloth; madras, a uniquely dyed cloth, is the most famous product.
		In 1969 the name of the state was changed from Madras to Tamil Nadu.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/TamilNad.html (422 words)

	Master of the Crossroads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He stooped and picked up a sack of clothing from the floor, and carrying both sack and basket, passed through the doorway and turned and locked it behind him.
		He wore a madras cloth bound around his head and the uniform of a French general, which was, however, limp and soiled.
		Toussaint stood in the fresh clothes that had been given him; his feet, incongruously, were bare.
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	World’s Coolest Patch Madras Shirts -- Orvis
		Textiles are a major factor of the nation’s economy—thanks to the climate, which is ideal for growing cotton, and the skill of millions of native craftspeople.
		Today, most madras is still made in southeast India, but it is dyed with stable chemical dyes to prevent this loss of color.
		The bolts of end-to-end madras are then cut into squares and sewn back together to make another single piece of fabric, a process perfected in India.
	www.orvis.com /intro.asp?subject=519 (357 words)

	Chapter PATACA <i>to</i> PATECA of P by The Hobson Jobson Dictionary
		The origin of the word is obscure, and it has been suggested that it was a corruption of Hind nichch’hari, ‘the rear,’ because these cottages were in rear of the barracks.
		It is grown in native gardens throughout India, Ceylon, and the Malay Islands, and the dried flowering spikes and leaves of the plant, which are used, are sold in every bazar in Hindustan.
		The pacha-pat is used as an ingredient in tobacco for smoking, as hair-scent by women, and especially for stuffing mattresses and laying among clothes as we use lavender.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/260/1283/20156/1.html (677 words)

	A piece of injiri
		The widespread use of the Madras cloth as headdress caused the assimilation of both the cloth and the headdress in the same word.
		The word Madras was also used for the robes worn by the men and women in Nigeria.
		It is called RMH or RMHK (Real Madras handkerchief) in India, Indian Madras in the U.S. and England, George by the Igbo in southern Nigeria and injiri among the Kalabari in their own language or Real India in English.
	www.hinduonnet.com /folio/fo9906/99060360.htm (1001 words)

	Madras
		Madras welcomes you to the heart of Jefferson County, where U.S. Highways 26 and 97 meet.
		The fabric of life in Madras is as varied as the colors of a bolt of Madras cloth from which the town got its name.
		Whether it be rockhounding, fishing, pleasure boating, rafting, water-skiing, golfing, hiking, culture sampling or just plain getting away from it all, there's something for everyone.
	www.madras.net /newpages/Madras/madras.htm (140 words)

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		The picker room was converted to the cloth room and the new picking room was moved to the rear of the 1901 building.
		It appears that the ceiling of the new picker room was lined with iron metal sheeting at this time (the iron sheeting exists today), and a first-level wall was put in to create the new room (the wall has since been removed).
		The cloth room became the drawing room and the front half of the weaving area became cloth storage.
	www.cmhpf.org /surveys&ralphamill.htm (3559 words)

	Madras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Gateway to the South, Madras, the first city of Tamil Nadu, is a comparatively new city.
		Madras was Britain's first major settlement in India and it was here that many who went on to build the Empire first learnt their trade.
		Particularly charming features of Madras are its allegiance to ancient traditions, no matter how modernised it has become, and its willingness to spread out further rather than develop into a multi-storey concrete jungle.
	www.imsc.res.in /Madras/mad-intro.html (331 words)

	PRESIDENTS MICRO WNDWPNE SHIRT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sahara Cloth is a tightly woven cotton poplin fabric with an imperceptible dry-wax finish; the fabric comes to us from a small mill in England, where legendary top-of-the-line rain jackets are made.
		We source the cloth directly from Madras, the city of its origin.
		Varied sizes of pure cotton Raj madras threads are used in the doby weave of this shirt to create the singular appearance and texture so befitting a cool and casual summer shirt.
	www.adveron.com /clothing/index721.html (1160 words)

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