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5709 - Medium Indigo & Tone on Tone Natural Medium Weight Linen - $10.00 yd.
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100% Irish Linen 60 inches wide
Checked textiles were used abundantly thru out the 18th century
for a variety of purposes from household to clothing. Any fabric
with intersecting threads of two or more colors was considered a
"check" even those that we would call a "plaid" today. Larger
checks tended to be used more in the home furnishings sometimes
being designated as "Furniture Checks". Checks varied in
dimension down to miniscule checks. A surviving 18th century
shirt in the Dearfield collection is made of a medium weight blue
& check linen in which the checks measure less than 1/8 inch.
Our recent research has turned up mid-century checks in a variety
of sizes and using one or more colors in the making. Checked
linens were used for a variety of purposes most often found in
aprons, shirts, children's clothing, neckerchiefs and pocket
handkerchiefs, trousers and linings as well as many household
items such as toweling, bed hangings and chair coverings.
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