Shag (fabric) explained

A shag is a heavy long piled worsted textile. In the 17th century, the term was also used to refer to inferior silk material.[1] [2]

Shag became popular as a material for carpets in the 1960s and 1970s.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shag . en . Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary . Merriam-Webster . 17 November 2022.
  2. Book: Montgomery, Florence M. . 1984 . Textiles in America 1650–1870: A Dictionary Based on Original Documents, Prints and Paintings, Commercial Records, American Merchants' Papers, Shopkeepers' Advertisements, and Pattern Books with Original Swatches of Cloth . registration . New York . W. W. Norton . 345, 346 . 978-0-393-01703-8.
  3. Web site: A brief history of the shag rug . Carini . Joseph Carini Carpets . https://web.archive.org/web/20221117080233/http://josephcarinicarpets.com/blog/history-of-the-shag . 2022-11-17 . 2015-08-20 . dead.

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