Cottonade Explained
Cottonade was a coarse and heavy cotton cloth,[1] usually yarn dyed. Multiple formations were available, including plain, twill, and serge. It was a kind of woolen imitation, and the strong variants were used for men's trousers.[2] [3] [4] Twill structured blue-and-white striped men's workwear with hickory cloth-like appearance was used.[5] Cottonade was initially used for less-expensive men's clothing, it was eventually supplanted by superior materials such as "cassimeres" (kerseymere), which became fashionable.[1]
Hickory shirting
Hickory shirting was a similar cloth made with dyed yarn stripes in twill structure. When cottonade was used for trousers, hickory was used for shirts.[6]
See also
Notes and References
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- Book: Watson, Kate Heintz . Textiles and Clothing . 1911 . American school of home economics . 98 . en .
- Encyclopedia: Cottonade . Webster's 1913 . 2021-09-08.
- Book: Mathews, Kolanjikombil . Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Textile Terms: Four Volume Set . 2017 . Woodhead Publishing India PVT. Limited . 978-93-85059-66-7 . 367 . en .
- Book: Denny, Grace G. (Grace Goldena) . Fabrics . 1962 . Philadelphia, Lippincott . Internet Archive . 23 .
- Book: Denny, Grace G. (Grace Goldena) . Fabrics and how to know them; definitions of fabrics, practical textile tests, classification of fabrics . 1923 . Philadelphia, London, J.B. Lippincott company . The Library of Congress . 53 .
