Dowlas

Dowlaswas a strong coarse linen cloth of the 16th and 17th centuries, and initially, it was manufactured inBrittany.^[1]In the 18th century the fabric was also produced inEnglandandScotland.Dowlas was identical tosailcloth.^[2]The cloth was also imitated in cotton for the same use.^[3]

Mentions

The word is spelled in many different ways, butdowlasis the common way of spelling adopted in factories, and it appears in the same form inShakespeare'sHenry IV, part 1,Act III scene 3. The dowlas of the early twentieth century was a good, strong and closely wovenlinenfabric.^[4]

Use

Dowlas was a plaincloth,similar tosheeting,but usually coarser. It was made in several qualities, from linewarpandweftto two warp and weft, and was used chiefly foraprons,pocketing,soldiers'gaiters,linings andoveralls.The finer makes were sometimes made into shirts for workmen, and occasionally used for heavy pillow-cases.^[4]

References

^Dow, George Francis (2012-08-09).Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.Courier Corporation. p. 74.ISBN 978-0-486-15785-6.
^Picken, Mary Brooks (2013-04-16).The Language of Fashion - Dictionary and Digest of Fabric, Sewing and Dress.Read Books Ltd.ISBN 978-1-4474-9361-7.
^Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17).The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles.A&C Black. p. 192.ISBN 978-1-60901-535-0.
^^a ^bOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Dowlas".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 457.

External links

"Dowlas".New International Encyclopedia.1905.

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[1] Dow, George Francis (2012-08-09).Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.Courier Corporation. p. 74.ISBN 978-0-486-15785-6.

[2] Picken, Mary Brooks (2013-04-16).The Language of Fashion - Dictionary and Digest of Fabric, Sewing and Dress.Read Books Ltd.ISBN 978-1-4474-9361-7.

[3] Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17).The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles.A&C Black. p. 192.ISBN 978-1-60901-535-0.

[EB1911-4] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Dowlas".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 457.

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