Continuing from Adele's message, diaper (cloth) was woven with such a pattern built-in, for absorbency and so became the name for the cloth used for babies. In weaving terms, I believe it was called a 'rosepath' threading, cf. 'roseground' in lacemaking.
For those interested, the word origin is Middle English "diapre" from Old French "diapres" rooted in Greek "dia" (all-over maybe?) + "aspros" (white) On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 3:09 PM, Adele Shaak <ash...@shaw.ca> wrote: > Iâve always understood that those patterns - very popular in medieval > times - where thereâs a matrix of diamond shapes, are called diaper > patterns. So, a repeating shape, usually in a diamond form. I think the > North American use of âdiaperâ for babyâs nappies comes from the > traditional triangular shape of the pinned garment. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
