needlework fabrics

Glossaries

Term	Main definition
needlework fabrics	Several types of fabric are specially made for needlework and rug making. Generally they are made of cotton, linen and sometimes other plant fibres, such as jute. They are usually stiffened which makes working on them easier. The stiffening material normally washes out if necessary once a piece of work is finished. The most common embroidery fabrics are:~ Linen Twill, Used for traditional Jacobean or crewel embroidery. Crewel curtain fabrics, which are produced in Kashmir, India, are embroidered on cotton fabric *Medium Weight Linen,* Suitable for tablecloths and should be embroidered with stranded or twist cotton *Shere Linen,* Lightweight, fine linen for handkerchiefs to be embroidered with stranded cotton or silk *Evenweave Linen,* Known sometimes as art linen. Varying weights. Used for counted or drawn work and Florentine embroidery *Evenweave Cotton,* Similar uses to Evenweave Linen *Hessian,* A jute cloth suitable for embroidery with wool, appliqué work and rug backing *Danish Hardanger,* Plain weave cotton cloth used for hardanger embroidery and drawn thread work *Calico,* Lightweight cotton fabric used for all types of embroidery and needlework *Crash,* A heavy cotton fabric made with slubby yarns and used in many types of needlework *Binca, Bincarette or Ada Canvas,* A stiff, mock leno-weave, open canvas with mesh of various sizes. Used for binca or cross-stitch embroidery *Plain Weave Cotton Cloths and Canvas,* Various weights of these cloths are used for gross point, petit point, tent stitch, Bargello and cross-stitch *Lockthread Cloth,* An open leno weave canvas used for large embroidery and rug making Panama Cloth,A mock-leno cotton fabric used for cross-stitch embroidery Aliganate or PVA Fabrics, Used in machine embroidery when the background, supporting fabric is dissolved away leaving only the embroidered thread. See algin. Felt, Made of wool or man-made fibres. Used for appliqué work and toy making. See felt

Term

Main definition

Several types of fabric are specially made for needlework and rug making. Generally they are made of cotton, linen and sometimes other plant fibres, such as jute. They are usually stiffened which makes working on them easier. The stiffening material normally washes out if necessary once a piece of work is finished. The most common embroidery fabrics are:~

Linen Twill, Used for traditional Jacobean or crewel embroidery. Crewel curtain fabrics, which are produced in Kashmir, India, are embroidered on cotton fabric
Medium Weight Linen, Suitable for tablecloths and should be embroidered with stranded or twist cotton
Shere Linen, Lightweight, fine linen for handkerchiefs to be embroidered with stranded cotton or silk
Evenweave Linen, Known sometimes as art linen. Varying weights. Used for counted or drawn work and Florentine embroidery
Evenweave Cotton, Similar uses to Evenweave Linen
Hessian, A jute cloth suitable for embroidery with wool, appliqué work and rug backing
Danish Hardanger, Plain weave cotton cloth used for hardanger embroidery and drawn thread work
Calico, Lightweight cotton fabric used for all types of embroidery and needlework
Crash, A heavy cotton fabric made with slubby yarns and used in many types of needlework
Binca, Bincarette or Ada Canvas, A stiff, mock leno-weave, open canvas with mesh of various sizes. Used for binca or cross-stitch embroidery
Plain Weave Cotton Cloths and Canvas, Various weights of these cloths are used for gross point, petit point, tent stitch, Bargello and cross-stitch
Lockthread Cloth, An open leno weave canvas used for large embroidery and rug making
Panama Cloth,A mock-leno cotton fabric used for cross-stitch embroidery
Aliganate or PVA Fabrics, Used in machine embroidery when the background, supporting fabric is dissolved away leaving only the embroidered thread. See algin.
Felt, Made of wool or man-made fibres. Used for appliqué work and toy making. See felt