Grass cloth

Grass cloth (China grass cloth, ) is an umbrella term for many handloom cloths made with yarns from several vegetable fibers such as hemp, ramie, nettle fiber, flax, etc. Grass cloth has its origin in East Asia.[1][2] The cloth is more associated with the cottage industry in China.[3][4][5]

It is also known as '' Canton linen and Japanese grass cloth''[6]

Weave

Grass cloth is a loose weave structure with a plain weave.[2]

Texture

Grass cloth has a soft texture and fine enough to compare with French cambric.[7] China grass cloth made with Chines ma, a species of canabbis hemp, is very lightweight and appears like linen.[8]

Use

Grass cloth used for various usages such as tablecloths, sportswear, and blouses.[2]

See also

References
  1. ''Grass cloth , known to the Chinese “ hsia pu , ” or summer cloth , and classified by foreigners as Chinese linen , is a special product of ... The cloth is woven from hemp , ramie , pineapple fibre , or from a mixture of these and the bark of hemp .'' Journal of the Royal Society of Arts - Volume 72 - Page 398books.google.co.in › books Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) · 1924
  2. Fairchild's dictionary of textiles. Internet Archive. New York, Fairchild Publications. 1959. p. 251.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Britain), Royal Society of Arts (Great (1924). Journal of the Royal Society of Arts. Society. p. 398.
  4. '' China produces grass cloth woven from ramie , pineapple , or jute fibers . The best ramie is produced in Kiangsi Province , where a considerable quantity of the cloth is woven .'' Commercial Handbook of China ... - Page 286books.google.co.in › books United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Julean Herbert Arnold · 1920
  5. Royle, John Forbes (1855). The Fibrous Plants of India: Fitted for Cordage, Clothing, and Paper. With an Account of the Cultivation and Preparation of Flax, Hemp, and Their Substitutes. Smith, Elder, and Company. p. 350.
  6. Denny, Grace Goldena (1953). Fabrics. Lippincott. p. 47.
  7. Hunter, Robert (1884). The encyclopædic dictionary. 7 vols. [in 14]. p. 49.
  8. Knight, Edward Henry (1880). Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments, Machines, Processes, and Engineering; History of Inventions; General Technological Vocabulary; and Digest of Mechanical Appliances in Science and the Arts. Houghton, Osgood. p. 1012.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.