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[]
- ^ ''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
- ^ a b c Fairchild's dictionary of textiles. Internet Archive. New York, Fairchild Publications. 1959. p. 251.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Britain), Royal Society of Arts (Great (1924). Journal of the Royal Society of Arts. Society. p. 398.
- ^ '' 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Denny, Grace Goldena (1953). Fabrics. Lippincott. p. 47.
- ^ Hunter, Robert (1884). The encyclopædic dictionary. 7 vols. [in 14]. p. 49.
- ^ 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.
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