Or, the fabric could very well be both linen and wool as in linsey woolsey
which has a linen warp and a wool weft often in different colors.
Chris Laning clan...@igc.org 11/28/10 10:42 AM
On Nov 28, 2010, at 10:30 AM, albert...@aol.com wrote:
Of course, what is this fabric we call denim? A
Interesting.
Of course, what is this fabric we call denim? A heavy-ish cotton twill dyed
indigo. It seems quite logical that an old and common weave used with a old and
common dye would come up sooner than later.
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On Nov 28, 2010, at 10:30 AM, albert...@aol.com wrote:
Of course, what is this fabric we call denim? A heavy-ish cotton
twill dyed indigo. It seems quite logical that an old and common
weave used with a old and common dye would come up sooner than later.
True.
I think the other major
On Sun, 28 Nov 2010, Chris Laning wrote:
I think the other major distinguishing characteristic of what we call denim
is that it has colored threads in one direction and white threads in the
other. Offhand I don't know which is warp and which is weft, though. Anyone?
And of course
Not quite jeans, because the garments aren't pants, but it sure looks like
jeans-style denim:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hdNKiR4beIYhMuO9xwl992_jkvHQ
The article includes images of three of the paintings.
--Robin
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