Saturday, August 11, 2007

Types of Cloth

. Barkcloth
Uses
home furnishings, such as curtains,drapery, upholstery, and slipcover, house fashion

. Broadcloth
Made - solely of wool
Uses -

. Burlap (also known as sack cloth or hessian cloth)
Made - dense woven fabric made of jute and allied vegetable fibers
Uses - Packing

. Buckram
Made - Cotton or linen
Uses - stiffen clothes , cover, and protect, a books

Type of Bukram
Baby buckram - used for children's and dolls' hats
Single-ply buckram -
Double buckram -

. Calico
Made - plain-woven textile
Uses - used by tailors
calico bag
calico critter rag dolls
Printed Aprons and Unprinted Aprons

. Cambric
Made - lightweight cotton cloth
Uses - lace and needlework.

. Cheesecloth
Made - Loosewoven cotton cloth
Uses - bundling herbs, making tofu, and thickening yogurt.
. Gauze
Made - It was Originally made of gold, and cotton
Uses - cotton, especially for use in bandages.

Modern gauze is sometimes made of synthetic fibers, especially when used in clothing.

Non-sterile
Sterile

Types of Bandage
* Gauze bandage
* Compression bandage
* Triangular bandage
* Tube bandage
* Elastic bandage
* Crepe bandage


. Grey Cloth

Link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauze

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