Linen Sentence Examples
There were linen napkins, two china plates and champagne flutes on top.
He offered an Irish linen handkerchief from his pocket and waited.
Gabe's step slowed as he neared the man dressed in a white shirt held closed by two buttons and cream linen pants rolled to his knees, as if he'd been walking in the ocean.
There are numerous tanneries, and the manufacture of boots and shoes and linen goods is carried on.
Meanwhile Agrippa gave the Levites the right to wear the linen robe of the priests and sanctioned the use of the temple treasure to provide work - the paving of the city with white stones - for the workmen who had finished the Temple (64) and now stood idle.
The industries consist of manufactures of cotton, linen, woollens and worsteds, and leather.
The industry is not well developed, but the weaving of linen and lace is pursued as a household industry.
There are factories of linen and cotton goods, and of felt hats, paper mills, and a celebrated bell foundry at Annecy le Vieux.
Trautenau is the centre of the Bohemian linen industry and has factories for the manufacture of paper and for the utilization of the waste products of the other mills.
The unaccustomed coarse food, the vodka he drank during those days, the absence of wine and cigars, his dirty unchanged linen, two almost sleepless nights passed on a short sofa without bedding--all this kept him in a state of excitement bordering on insanity.
AdvertisementTaran looked down at his own richly spun wool and linen clothing, pitying the men on the beach.
In the middle ages it was the seat of a large trade in linen.
An active trade is carried on with Austria, especially through the Isakovets and Gusyatin custom-houses, corn, cattle, horses, skins, wool, linseed and hemp seed being exported, in exchange for wooden wares, linen, woollen stuffs, cotton, glass and agricultural implements.
The tunica was originally of white wool, but in the 3rd century it began to be made of linen, and from the 4th century was always of linen.
The main dining area consists of two rows of tables covered with crisp white linen.
AdvertisementBesides manufactures of brandy, flour, oil, soap, linen and cloth, it has an active trade in wheat, wine and fruit, especially melons.
Its once famous tanneries have lost their importance, but the manufacture of linen has increased; it has also steam flour-mills, distilleries, manufactories of soap and of iron implements.
Mixed with gum arabic it forms a marking ink for linen.
The restaurant's ambiance is considered romantic and exotic, accented by dark woods and white linen.
You would think the women had spread out their linen, said one of the men, gazing with admiration at the Milky Way.
AdvertisementIt gave its name to cadurcum, a kind of light linen, and the bankers of Cahors were famous.
The principal manufactures are woollen, linen, cotton, cast-iron goods, beet-sugar, leather and brandy.
Segesvar has a good woollen and linen trade, as well as exports of wine and fruit.
Linen, paper (to varieties of which Herrnhut gives its name), tobacco and various minor articles are manufactured.
Woollen and linen goods are manufactured, and there are ribbon looms and tanneries in the town, and large iron works in the neighbourhood.
AdvertisementMansura has several cottonginning, cotton, linen and sail-cloth factories.
The principal manufacture, and that which has given a peculiar tone to the character of the population, is that of linen, though it has somewhat declined in modern times.
The solution, containing hypochlorites and chlorates, was then applied to the bleaching of linen, paper-pulp or the like, the solution being used over and over again.
His bristly black person, and shagged breast quite open and rarely purified by any ablutions, was wrapped in a foul linen nightgown and his bushy hair dishevelled.
Georgswalde is one of the oldest industrial places of Bohemia, and together with the neighbouring town of Rumburg is the principal centre of the linen industry.
Other principal public buildings, nearly all to be included in modern schemes of development, are the city hall, occupying the site of the old Linen Hall, in Donegall Square, estimated to cost £300,000; the commercial buildings (1820) in Waring Street, the customhouse and inland revenue office on Donegall Quay, the architect of which, as of the court house, was Sir Charles Lanyon, and some of the numerous banks, especially the Ulster Bank.
The chief exports are linen, whisky, aerated waters, iron ore and cattle.
Next in importance comes the spinning and weaving of wool, cotton, linen and carpet manufactures, and dyeing.
The town has several linen manufactories and a large cotton spinnery, but is chiefly famed for its many extensive breweries, which mainly produce a black beer, not unlike English porter, which is largely exported.
Jagerndorf has large manufactories of cloth, woollens, linen and machines, and carries on an active trade.
The diadem, which was of eastern origin, was a fillet or band of linen or silk, richly embroidered, and was worn tied round the forehead.
The linen or silk diadem was eventually exchanged for a flexible band of gold, which was worn in its place round the forehead.
Almost all industries are represented; chief among them are machine-building, the manufacture of india-rubber, linen, cloth, hardware, chemicals, tobacco, pianos, furniture and groceries.
Exports are all kinds of manufactured goods, such as cotton, linen, woollen, worsted and leather goods, machinery and hardware.
The chief manufactures of the town are linen goods, soap, malt, and agricultural implements, and a brisk trade is carried on in cattle, grain and geese.
The local industries, chiefly developed since 1880, include the manufacture of cotton, linen, wool, ribbons, cloth, chocolate, soap, brandies, leather, cards and nails.
Flax is grown in the Erzgebirge and Lusatian mountains, where the manufacture of linen was at one time a flourishing domestic industry.
Linen is manufactured chiefly in the mountains of Lusatia, where the looms are still to some extent found in the homes of the weavers.
Their clothing was partly of linen and partly of woollen fabrics and the skins of their beasts.
Originally the diaconal stole would seem to have been a narrow strip of folded linen, and it appears in the pictures of the 9th century as a narrow band ornamented with crosses.
It is now best known for its fine linen, which ranks with that of Larne.
Glass and coarse linen and woollen stuffs are manufactured; and there are valuable stone quarries in the neighbourhood.
It possesses manufactures of cloth, table-linen and earthenware, and has an active trade in wine, linen, cattle and grain.
Pliny speaks of the whiteness of its linen, and the productiveness of its vines is mentioned.
Linen goods are manufactured; fairs are held twice yearly, and numerous flour mills are worked by the river.
Although Ypres is unlikely to regain the importance it possessed when its "red-coated" contingent turned the day in the great battle of Courtrai (1302), it has an important linen and lace trade and a great butter market.
The linen manufacture is the most important industry.
In industrial enterprise silk and linen goods and iron wares are almost the only products of any note.
Fairs are periodically held in the town; and the trade in timber, cereals, and linen and woollen goods is generally brisk.
But this does not hold good of some manufactures; especially not of the silk industry, and some parts of the woollen and linen trades.
Esparto leaves contain 56% by weight of fibre, or about ro% more than straw, and hence have come into requisition as a substitute for linen rags in the manufacture of paper.
There is a brisk local trade in farm produce, and in the linen, hempen goods and pottery manufactured in Baza.
There are manufactures of alcohol, liqueurs, chocolate, starch, sugar, preserves, flour, soap, leather, earthenware, glass, matches, paper, linen, woollen goods and rugs.
The imports largely consist of railway material, industrial machinery, cotton, woollen and linen textiles and yarns for national factories, hardware, furniture, building material, mining supplies, drugs and chemicals, wines and spirits, wheat, Indian corn, paper and military supplies and e9uipment.
Other important manufactories are flour mills, of which there were over 500 in 1904; iron and steel works, of which there are 7 large establishments, including the immense plant at Monterey; 90 smelters for the reduction of precious metals; tanneries, potteries, and factories for the manufacture of hats, paper, linen, hammocks, harness and saddles, matches, explosives, aerated waters, soap, furniture, chocolate and sweetmeats.
The city manufactures silk, leather, tapestry, woollens, linen and cotton, and has an active general trade.
For the smaller sizes, rubber brakes are sometimes used and, for the very smallest, the fingers either bare or protected by linen bands.
British commerce therefore suffered severely, even as far off as the Irish coasts, where it was found necessary to supply convoy to the Belfast linen trade.
About 1715 parliament favoured the manufacture of linen, and the Linen Hall was built.
The very important linen industry of Bielefeld, Herford, Minden and Warendorf has flourished in this region since the 14th century.
According to the decisions of the Congregation of Rites chasubles must not be of linen, cotton or woollen stuffs, but of silk; though a mixture of wool (or linen and cotton) and silk is allowed if the silk completely cover the other material on the outer side; spun glass thread, as a substitute for gold or silver thread, is also forbidden, owing to the possible danger to the priest's health through broken fragments falling into the chalice.
Manresa has important iron-foundries and manufactures of woollen, cotton and linen goods, ribbons, hats, paper, soap, chemicals, spirits and flour.
Markham, in his introduction to the narrative of Clavijo's embassy, states that his body "was embalmed with musk and rose water, wrapped in linen, laid in an ebony coffin and sent to Samarkand, where it was buried."
Much of the wool is sold, like the native cotton, to Indian and Ladino women, who manufacture coarse cloth and linen in their homes.
At the end of the mass the cleric, clad in chasuble and stole and bearing a linen bag on one arm, comes before the pope or bishop and receives a blessing.
At the moment of communion the acolytes received in linen bags the consecrated Hosts to carry to the assisting priests.
The official dress of the acolyte, according to Ordo V., was a close-fitting linen garment (camisia) girt about him, a napkin hanging from the left side, a white tunic, a stole (orarium) and a chasuble (planeta) which he took off when he sang on the steps of the ambone.
The woollen trade once promised to reach considerable dimensions, but towards the end of the 18th century was superseded by the linen (for which flax came to be largely grown); and when this in turn collapsed before the products of the mills of Dundee, Dunfermline and Glasgow, straw-plaiting was taken up, though only to be killed in due time by the competition of the south.
Later, the form was reproduced by elaborate external wrappings of the different parts of the body before the final swathing; later still, in the Ptolemaic age, by coarse padding with plenty of linen and pitch.
The chief industries are linen weaving, cloth making and coal mining.
The imports include wheat, flour, Indian corn, jerked beef (carne secca), lard, bacon, wines and liquors, butter, cheese, conserves of all kinds, coal, cotton, woollen, linen and silk textiles, boots and shoes, earthenand glasswares, railway material, machinery, furniture, building material, including pine lumber, drugs and chemicals, and hardware.
In the 18th century there was an extensive linen industry.
Linen yarn and cloth are largely manufactured, especially in the south about Osnabruck and Hildesheim, and bleaching is engaged in extensively; woollen cloths are made to a considerable extent in the south about Einbeck, Göttingen and Hameln; cotton-spinning and weaving have their principal seats at Hanover and Linden.
After being dried, the hanks are packed in linen bags and boiled for three hours in a weaker soapy solution, then washed out in pure warm water and dried in a centrifugal hydroextractor.
Coarse linen and woollen cloths are manufactured to a small extent.
Cloth, linen, paper, flour and brandy are manufactured, and there are iron foundries and saw-mills.
This had developed by the 14th or 15th century into a cerecloth, or waxed cloth, on the table itself; and three linen coverings one above the other, two of about the size of the table and one rather wider than the altar, and long enough to hang down at each end.
The principal articles of manufacture have long been sailcloth, cordage, linen and fishing-nets.
Thereafter they went about their daily tasks, working continuously at whatever trade they knew till the fifth hour, when they assembled, and, girding on a garment of linen, bathed in cold water.
Cotton linings include silesia, originally a linen cloth made in Silesia and now usually a twilled cotton cloth which is dyed various colours; Italian cloth, a kind of jean or sateen produced originally in Italy.
Among these are sateen, which, dyed or printed, is largely used for dresses, linings, upholstery, &c.; linenette, dyed and finished to imitate coloured linen in the north of Ireland and elsewhere; hollandette, usually unbleached or half-bleached and finished to imitate linen holland; and interlining, a coarse, plain white calico used as padding for linen collars.
Weaving has been practised in Silesia, on a large scale, since the 14th century; and Silesian linen still maintains its reputation, though the conditions of production have greatly changed.
The cloth and woollen industries are concentrated at Bielitz, Jagerndorf and Engelsberg; linen is manufactured at Freiwaldau Freudenthal and Bennisch; cotton goods at Friedek.
These, with the paper, linen and cotton goods manufactured locally in small quantities, are exported from Adra.
Cavan has some linen trade, and a considerable retail business is transacted in the town.
It had grown into a custom to send the books which he had done with in a chest along with his linen to be washed at Gorcum.
It has numerous cotton and linen mills.
He was then conducted by them to his appointed chamber, where a bath was prepared hung within and without with linen and covered with rich cloths, into which after they had undressed him he entered.
It is a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching - according to the Roman use - barely to the hips and elsewhere in the churches of the Roman communion to the knee.
But its linen manufactures, begun early in the 18th century, gradually restored prosperity; and when other industries had taken root its fortunes advanced by leaps and bounds, and there is now no more flourishing community in Scotland.
The industries include cotton and flax-spinning, and the manufacture of linen cloth, carpets, furniture, machinery, sugar, tobacco and leather.
According to modern Roman use, laid down by the decree of the Congregation of Rites in 1819, the amice must be of linen or of a hempen material, not wool; and, as directed by the new Roman Missal (1570), a small cross must be sewn or embroidered in the middle of it.
Linen manufacture is also carried on, and brewing, tanning and soap-making give considerable employment.
Linen, flax, jute and wool are also spun and woven.
The park was presented in 1862 by the widow of Joseph Locke, M.P. The manufacture of iron and steel, and the weaving of linen and other cloth, are the two principal industries; but there are also bleachfields, printfields, dyeworks, sawmills, cornmills and malt-houses; and the manufacture of glass, needles and wire is carried on.
Besides these charters and others granting land in Barnsley to the monks of Pontefract there is very little history of the town, since it was not until after the introduction of the linen manufacture in 1744 that it became really important.
Before that time the chief industry had been wire-drawing, but this trade began to decrease about the end of the 18th century, just as the linen trade was becoming important.
Bielefeld is the centre of the Westphalian linen industry.
It joined the Hanseatic league in 1270, and about the same time began to engage in the linen manufacture, which was greatly extended during the 16th and 17th centuries by a number of refugees from the Netherlands.
In the manufacture of woollen and linen goods Tilburg ranks first, followed by Leiden, Utrecht and Eindhoven; that of half-woollens is best developed at Roermond and Helmond.
Where a freezing store for furs is not accessible, furs should be well shaken and afterwards packed in linen and kept in a perfectly cool dry place, and examined in the summer at periods of not less than five weeks.
Before the igth century Darlington was noted for the manufacture of linen, worsted and flax, but it owes its modern importance to the opening of the railway between Darlington and Stockton on the 27th of September 1825.
On the other hand, he approves of a protective tax on German linen in favour of home manufactures, and of a tax on brandy as encouraging the sale of rum and so supporting our southern colonies.
Wimborne carried on considerable manufactures of linen and woollen goods until the time of Charles II., when they declined, their place being taken by the stocking-knitting industry of the 18th century.
Linen is largely made at Gladbach, leather at Malmedy, glass in the Saar district and beetroot sugar near Cologne.
Cotton is the principal product of the mills at Lodz and Lask, both in Piotrkow; though woollen cloth, silk and linen are also produced.
Paisley has been an important manufacturing centre since the beginning of the 18th century, but the earlier linen, lawn and silk-gauze industries have become extinct, and even the famous Paisley shawls (imitation cashmere), the sale of which at one time exceeded i,000,000 yearly in value, have ceased to be woven.
The manufacture of linen thread, introduced about 1720 by Christian Shaw, daughter of the laird of Bargarran, gave way in 1812 to that of cotton thread, which has since grown to be the leading industry of the town.
It is the chief seat of the textile industry in south Germany, and its cloth, cotton goods and linen manufactories employ about 10,000 hands.
La Estrada is the chief town of a densely-populated mountainous district; its industries are agriculture, stockbreeding, and the manufacture of linen and woollen cloth.
At Llangollen are linen and woollen manufactures, and near are collieries, lime and iron works.
Flax and hemp are cultivated, though not so much as formerly, for manufacture into linen and canvas, and also rape seed for the production of oil.
Saxony is predominant in the production of textiles, though Silesia and Westphalia manufacture linen.
Although linen was formerly one of her most important articles of manufacture, Germany is now left far behind in this industry by Great Britain, France and Austria-Hungary, This branch of textile manufacture has its principal centres in Silesia, Westphalia, Saxony and Wurttemberg, while Hirschberg in Silesia, Bielefeld in Westphalia and Zittau in Saxony are noted for the excellence of theirproductions.
In the textile industry for flax and hemp there were, in 1905, 276,000 fine spindles, 22,300 hand-looms and 17,600 power-looms in operation, and, in 1905, linen and jute materials were exported of an estimated value of over 2,000,000.
Tobacco, leather, linen, carpets and war-material are manufactured in Agram, which also contains the works of the Hungarian state railways, and has a brisk trade in grain, wine, potash, honey, silk and porcelain.
The principal trade is in cattle, cereals, fish, linen, pottery, glue and leather.
There are manufactures of linen, cigars, beet-root sugar and beer.
The town has some trade in domestic produce, and in leather and linen manufactures, there being several flax spinning-mills and bleach-works in the immediate neighbourhood.
There are manufactures of cloth, linen, leather, caps, boots, soap, candles, ropes; as well as breweries and distilleries.
Nearly all its old industries - the coal mines, salt works, linen manufacture, and even the making of iron girdles for the baking of scones - have dwindled, but its pleasant climate and picturesqueness make it a holiday resort.
The salmonfishery and fish-curing are important branches of its trade; and it has also breweries and flour-mills and manufactures snuff and coarse linen.
Native industries include the weaving of silk, woollen, linen and cotton goods, the hand-woven silk shawls and draperies being often rich and elegant.
The linen corslets of the Egyptian soldiery at a later time were famous, and were adopted by the Persian army.
Papyrus rolls and fine linen were good merchandise in Phoenicia in the 10th century B.C. From the earliest times Egypt was dependent on.
Cedar wood was brought from the forests of Lebanon, ivory, leopard skins and gold from the south, all kinds of spices and ingredients of incense from Somaliland and Arabia, fine linen and beautifully worked vessels from Syria and the islands.
The corpse was treated with natron and asphalt, and wound in a copious swathing of linen bandage, with a mask of linen and stucco on the face.
The manufacture of woollens and cotton, the domestic manufacture of linen in Zealand, sugar refineries, paper mills, breweries, and distilleries may also be mentioned.
The production of linen from flax and hemp is a home industry throughout Transylvania.
Among the earliest seem to be two examples of a method practised in Italy especially by the school of Mantegna, but almost without precedent in Germany, that of tempera-painting on linen.
An interval of five years separates the Vienna "Madonna" from the two fine heads of the apostles Philip and James in the Uffizi at Florence, the pair of boys' heads painted in tempera on linen in the Bibliotheque Nationale at Paris, the "Madonna with the Pink" at Augsburg, and the portrait of Wolgemut at Munich, all of 1516.
Its manufactures are lace and linen and it has a brisk trade in live-stock, oil and wine.
There are numerous saw-mills, shipbuilding yards, engineering works, distilleries, sugar refineries, tobacco factories, linen bleacheries and stained glass, salt and white lead works.
Peter and Paul, which was maintained until within recent years, when fairs were also held at the feast of St Mark, chiefly for linen cloth, under grant from Charles I.
It is an industrial centre, linen weaving, coal mining and malting being the principal industries.
The manufacture of cloth from flax is of very ancient date, and towards the close of the 16th century Scottish linen cloths were largely exported to foreign countries, as well as to England.
In a petition presented to the privy council in 1684, complaining of the severe treatment of Scotsmen selling linen in England, it was stated that 12,000 persons were engaged in the manufacture.
Further to encourage the trade it was enacted in 1686 that the bodies of all persons, excepting poor tenants and cotters, should be buried in plain linen only, spun and made within the kingdom.
At the time of the Union the annual amount of linen cloth manufactured in Scotland is supposed to have been about 1,500,000 yards.
The Union gave a considerable impetus to the manufacture, as did also the establishment of the Board of Manufactures in 1727, which applied an annual sum of £2650 to its encouragement, and in 1729 established a colony of French Protestants in Edinburgh, on the site of the present Picardy Place, to teach the spinning and weaving of cambric. From the 1st of November 1727 to the 1st of November 1728 the amount of linen cloth stamped was 2,183,978 yds., valued at £103,312, but for the year ending the 1st of November 1822, when the regulations as to the inspection and stamping of linen ceased, it had increased to 36,268,530 yds., valued at £1,396,296.
In 1890 the number employed in the linen industry was 34,222, which had declined in 1901 to 23,570.
The fact is that as English companies for foreign trade had long been in chartered existence, Scotsmen and Scottish capital had no profitable outlets, while agriculture was conducted on slovenly medieval or prehistoric methods; and only the linen trade of the country was really flourishing.
The trade is chiefly in timber, corn, leather and linen.
The manufactures include linen fabrics, cloth, toys, buttons, optical instruments, agricultural machines, knives, mineral waters, condensed soups and condensed milk.
Linen and woollen fabrics, hosiery, paper, cigars, soap, vinegar and earthenware are manufactured, and there are iron-foundries, distilleries, tanneries and shipbuilding yards.
Tammerfors is an important centre for the manufacture of cotton, linen, and woollen goods, leather and paper.
Blome in 1673 speaks of Warrington market as an important one "for linen cloth, corn, cattle, provisions and fish, being much resorted to by the Welshmen," and in 1730 Defoe says the market was especially famous for "a sort of table linen called Huk-a-back or Huk-abuk."
The industries include manufactures of pottery, bricks, oil, linen and woollen cloth, fire-hose and paper.
The principal industries include the weaving of linen and damasks, bleaching, distilling and malting.
Its industries include linen and cotton weaving, dyeing, calico printing, brewing, ship-building and the manufacture of tobacco, glass, soap, chocolate, leather, lamps, chicory and chemicals.
The former kind of bleach-liquor is mostly used in the industry of cotton, the latter in that of linen.
Silk, linen, flour, wine, brandy, oil, salt and soap are the chief industrial products.
It remained a place of little importance until the 17th century, when religious persecution drove to it a number of Calvinists and Separatists from Julich and Berg (followed later by Mennonites), who introduced the manufacture of linen.
Instead of acting as a little world by itself for the raising of corn, the breeding of cattle, the gathering of wool, the weaving of linen and common cloths, the fabrication of necessary implements of all kinds, the local group began to buy some of these goods and to sell some others, renouncing isolation and making its destiny dependent on commercial intercourse.
Brieg carries on a considerable trade, its chief manufactures being linen, embroideries, cotton and woollen goods, ribbons, leather, machinery, hats, pasteboard and cigars.
The general trade and manufactures are considerable, including woollen (stockings and cloth), linen and cotton goods, leather, paper, saltpetre, and dyeing.
There are, however, many saw-mills, flour-mills, and distilleries of alcohol and liqueurs, besides a smaller number of cotton and linen factories, paper-mills, soap-works, and oil and leather factories.
Leather, paper, glass, silk, linen and cloth are manufactured in the city, which has also some trade in agricultural produce.
The production of woollen goods (stockings, cloth, underclothing) forms the leading branch of this industry; but cotton and linen weaving and yarnspinning are also carried on.
These include weaving and dyeing, the manufacture of linen, plush and other textiles and brewing.
The industry comprises establishments for the manufacture of woollen and linen cloth, paper, sugar, candles, soap, earthenwares, as well as breweries and distilleries.
In the Glasgow case the wife of a laundryman employed in handling plague linen contracted the disease.
This may serve to explain the manner in which plague-infected linen and clothing may convey the disease.
The sick and suspected should be removed in special ambulances to an isolation hospital, their soiled linen, &c., should be burnt, and the premises disinfected.
The greatest care should be taken in dealing with the hospital linen and discharges from patients.
The goods mostly dealt in are cotton, woollen, linen and silk stuffs (35 to 38% of the whole), iron and iron wares, furs and skins, pottery, salt, corn, fish, wine and all kinds of manufactured goods.
The town is entirely modern, and owes its progress to the water-power supplied by the Ericht for linen and jute factories.
Especially in ancient Egypt the fibre occupied a most important place, linen having been there not only generally worn by all classes, but it was the only material the priestly order was permitted to wear, while it was most extensively used as wrappings for embalmed bodies and for general purposes.
He proposed to separate the fibre by purely mechanical means without any retting whatever; but after the Irish Linen Board had expended many thousands of pounds and much time in making experiments and in erecting his machinery, his entire scheme ended in complete failure.
The linen manufacture by degrees ceased to be a domestic industry, and began to centre in and become the characteristic factory employment of special localities, which depended, however, for their supply of raw material primarily on the operations of small growers, working, for the most part, on the poorer districts of remote thinly populated countries.
The manufactures consist of fine cloths, silk, cotton, woollen and linen fabrics, girdles and lace, paper, hats, leather, earthenware and soap. There are numerous oil mills and brandy distilleries.
After the failure of an attempt to form a cabinet in May 1881 he practically retired from public life, devoting himself to his studies and his linen factory.
Enveloped in a huge blue sheet, with a yard of linen as a veil perforated for two inches square with minute holes, the feet thrust into two huge bags of colored stuff, a wife is perfectly unrecognizable, even by her husband, when out of doors.
From an early period the shoemakers of Ecija have been in high repute throughout Spain; woollen cloth, flannel, linen and silks are also manufactured.
It is also used for glazing pottery, in glass-making and the glazing of linen.
The industries include flax-spinning, rope works, engineering works, and manufactures of linen thread, wincey, flannels and fishing-nets, and there are iron and steel works and coal mines in the vicinity.
The industries include machine shops, breweries, and the manufacture of spirits, linen, damask, cloth, hosiery, beads and leather.
The meadows south of Alost are often covered with the linen undergoing the process of bleaching, which makes them assume the aspect of a whitish-blue carpet.
The cloth manufacture is located at Reichenberg; Rumburg and Trautenau are the centre of the linen industry; woollen yarns are made at Aussig and Asch.
There are coal mines in the neighbourhood, and the local industries include tanning and manufactures of soap, coarse linen and cloths.
In the middle ages, when it was named Didymotichos, it was one of the principal marts of Thrace; in modern times it has regained something of its commercial importance, and exports pottery, linen, silk and grain.
It manufactures linen and flannel, and in the neighbourhood are extensive tobacco plantations.
The industries include linen and damask weaving, tanning, brewing and the manufacture of pins, chemicals and machinery, and a brisk river trade is carried on in agricultural produce.
In his history of the Punic wars Caelius Antipater (c. 130 B.C.) added fresh material, drawn probably from the works of the Sicilian Greek Silenus, while Licinius Macer (70 B.C.) distinguished himself by the use he made of the ancient "linen books."
It has an important woollen and linen industry, and manufactures of jute and machinery, as well as an active trade, especially of woollens, to the East.
It is collected before sunrise, by shaking the grains of manna on to linen cloths spread out beneath the trees, or by dipping the small branches in hot water and evaporating the solution thus obtained.
It has extensive dyeworks, bleaching grounds and manufactories for linen and woollen goods.
The amalgam is pressed in linen bags to eliminate a quantity of relatively silver-free liquid mercury (which is utilized as such in subsequent operations), and the remaining solid amalgam is subjected to distillation from iron retorts.
Acidified copper nitrate solution is run into this cell, copper is deposited, and the more or less spent solution then passes through the linen partition, and, taking up metal from the anodes by electrolytic solution, is run out of the trough through a series of vessels filled with copper by which the silver is precipitated by simple exchange; after acidification the resulting silver-free copper solution is returned to the cathode cell for the deposition of the copper, the solution being employed again and again until too impure for use.
During this five-year period there was an increase of 31.2% (from $6,540,289 to $8,518,527) in the value of the cotton goods manufactured in New Jersey; of 12.6% (from $2,168,570 to $2,441,516) in that of linen goods; of 45.3% (from $1,748,148 to $2,539,178) in that of hosiery and knit goods, and of 14.8% (from $1,522,827 to $1,748,831) in that of carpets and rugs.
It was not till the later part of the 18th century, when a series of inventions, unparalleled in the annals of industry, followed each other in quick succession, that the cotton manufacture took real root in the country, gradually eclipsing that of other European nations, although a linen manufacture in Lancashire had acquired some prominence as early as the 16th century.
Malines, although no longer famous for its lace, carries on a large trade in linen, needles, furniture and oil, while as a junction for the.
The leading industries include the making of linen goods and machinery.
The spinning of flax by machinery was introduced early in the 19th century by 1VIr John Marshall, a Holbeck manufacturer, who was one of the first to apply Sir Richard Arkwright's water frame, invented for cotton manufacture, to the spinning of linen yarn.
Men wear a long linen tunic, leather belt, white woollen trousers and leather gaiters, above Turkish slippers or sandals.
The linen dresses of women are fastened by a long sash or girdle, wound many times round the waist; the holiday attire being a white gown covered with embroideries, one or more brightly coloured aprons and necklaces of beads or coins.
Most of the leading industries date from the 18th century, amongst them woollens (1703), linen (1749) and cotton (1779).
Besides cloth, which forms its staple article of commerce, it has manufactories of various linen and woollen wares, machines, railway wagons, glass, sago, tobacco, leather, chemicals and tiles.
The town owes its prosperity chiefly to its linen trade, introduced in 1733, which gives employment to the greater part of the inhabitants.
Brown linen is a specialty.
There are silk and linen industries, and an export of tobacco, walnut-wood, cocoons and vegetables for the Constantinople market.
A monopoly of bleaching was granted to the town, and thus a considerable trade in woollen and linen yarns was attracted to Chemnitz; paper was made here, and in the 16th century the manufacture of cloth was very flourishing.
The staple industries are linen and jute manufactures, but brewing, tanning, bleaching, ropemaking and iron-founding are also carried on.
There are manufactures of paper, linen, and woollen cloth.
Its staple industry is the manufacture of table linen.
The weaving of damask was introduced in 1718 by James Blake, who had learned the secret of the process in the workshops at Drumsheugh near Edinburgh, to which he gained admittance by feigning idiocy; and since that date the linen trade has advanced by leaps and bounds, much of the success being due to the beautiful designs produced by the manufacturers.
The trade of Alicante consists chiefly in the manufacture of cotton, linen and woollen goods, cigars and confectionery; the importation of coal, iron, machinery, manures, timber, oak staves and fish; and the exportation of lead, fruit, farm produce and red wines, which are sent to France for blending with better vintages.
The industrial establishments comprise manufactories of woollen cloth, linen and paper, dyeing houses, breweries, distilleries, vinegar works and the central workshops of the Buschtehrad railway.
The old-established manufactures embrace linen, woollen and cotton fabrics, particularly at Esslingen and Goppingen, and paper-making, especially at Ravensburg, Heilbronn and other places in Lower Swabia.
Its leading industries include the manufacture of linen, spinning-mills, breweries, flour-mills and tan-yards.
Linen, leather, canvas, cordage, mats, tallow, potash and beer are manufactured.
Men wear a long smock of homespun linen, beneath red or blue waistcoats with trousers of white frieze.
Women weave most of the garments and linen for their families, besides sharing in every kind of manual labour.
A large agricultural trade and manufactures of agricultural implements, linen goods and woollen gloves are carried on.
The cultivation of the former is practically confined to Ulster and as compared with 20 or 30 years ago has fallen off by considerably more than 50%, despite the proximity of the linen industry.
Strafford, lord-deputy in the reign of Charles I., did much to foster the linen industry.
A similar policy was pursued with even more energy by his successor in office, the duke of Ormonde, at whose instigation an Irish act was passed in 1665 to encourage the growth of flax and the manufacture of linen.
The English parliament in their desire to encourage the linen industry at the expense of the woollen, followed Ormonde's lead by passing an act inviting foreign workmen to settle in Ireland, and admitting all articles made of flax or hemp into England free of duty.
In 1710, in accordance with an arrangement made between the two kingdoms, a board of trustees was appointed to whom a considerable sum was granted annually for the promotion of the linen manufacture; but the jealousy of English merchants interposed to check the industry whenever it threatened to assume proportions which might interfere with their own trade, and by an act of George II.
In 1830 the Linen Board ceased to exist, the trade having been for some time in a very depressed condition owing to the importation of machine-made yarns from Scotland and England.
The experiment proved highly successful, and from this period may be dated the rise of the linen trade of Ulster, the only great industrial manufacture of which Ireland can boast.
There are extensive engineering works in the same city which supply the machinery and other requirements of the linen industry.
A rapid fall in exports followed upon the prohibition of the export of woollen manufactures to foreign countries, but in about 20 years' time a recovery took place, due in part to the increase of the linen trade.
To arrive at any estimate of the national wealth is exceptionally difficult in the case of Ireland, since the largest part of its wealth is derived from agriculture, and many important factors, such as the amount of capital invested in the linen and other industries, cannot be included, owing to their uncertainty.
Sandals and shoes of bronze are mentioned in Irish literature, and quite a number are to be seen in museums. A loose flowing garment, intermediate between the brat and lend, usually of linen dyed saffron, was commonly worn in outdoor life, and was still used in the Hebrides about 1700.
The principal commodity is furs (chiefly American and Russian), of which about one and a quarter million pounds worth are sold annually; other articles disposed of are leather, hides, wool, cloth, linen and glass.
It is also largely used in the manufacture of cotton and linen towels.
Cloth manufacture is concentrated at Biala, while the weaving of linen and of woollens is pursued as a household industry, the former in the Carpathian region, the latter in eastern Galicia.
The leading branch of industry is linen and damask weaving; but woollen stuffs, trimmings, &c., are also produced in the factories of the town, and in the surrounding weaving; villages, sixty-six of which, with 113,455 (1900) inhabitants,, are included in the municipal jurisdiction.
Jauer was formerly the prosperous seat of the Silesian linen trade, but the troubles of the Thirty Years' War, in the course of which it was burned down three times, permanently injured this.
The cotton industry was long principally centred in Catalonia, and mainly in the province and town of Barcelona, famed also for their manufactures of lace, woollen and linen goods.
The northern provinces, especially Guip6zcoa and Biscay, Navarre and Oviedo, have followed in the wake of Catalonia for linen and cotton industries and for paper-mills.
In 1843 a German bee-keeper, Krechner by name, conceived the idea of first dipping fine linen into molten wax, then pressing the sheets so made between rollers, and thus forming a waxen midrib on which the bees would build their combs.
This experiment was partially successful, but the instinctive dislike of bees to anything of a fibrous nature caused them completely to spoil their work of comb-building in the endeavour to tear or gnaw away the linen threads whenever they got in touch with them.
It has a considerable trade in agricultural products, leather, pottery, hats, linen and cotton goods.
It manufactures woollen, linen and cotton goods, leather, delft and other earthenware, and tobacco, and has also several breweries and distilleries.
Industries include the manufacture of earthenware, leather goods, sails, ropes and linen, and ironfounding.
He concentrated hard on wiping the blood from the wound she caused before binding it with a strip of linen from his tunic.
He smelled the tang of blood in the air and looked down at where she held linen over a forearm dripping blood.
Repercussions of the war included a further body blow to the failing linen industry and the increased disaffection of Northern Presbyterians.
Walls are light and creamy, banquettes are checkered hunting pink, candles and silver and linen are everywhere.
Bed linen is supplied except for any cot bedding required.
You will he given freshly laundered bed linen with which to make up your bed.
A charge of £ 12 per person per night includes bed linen.
Pretty co-ordinating bed linen is provided for the beds which have duvets.
Duvets & pillows provided, please bring own bed linen.
N.B. All duvets and pillows provided - tenants require bed linen, towels and tea towels.
Ample luxury towels and crisp bed linen are provided.
Private pools, outdoor showers and Egyptian bed linen boost the luxury quotient.
The beds are made up with fresh bed linen for your arrival.
With crisp white bed linen and soft towels one night just won't be enough.
Their unique product range includes stunning chandeliers, luxurious cushions and giftware to crisp cotton bed linen and beautifully hand crafted cabinet furniture.
Large with king sized bed and quality bed linen.
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All duvets, pillows bed linen and hand towels excluding beach and full sized towels are provided.
They are suitable for cotton, linen and viscose as well as cotton and polyester blends which will produce a lighter shade.
For an ultra-realistic effect I imagine you would need a fine-grain linen canvas.
This award winning center is situated in the 18th centaury Linen Market House in Lisburn.
A woman calls asking where her linen closet went.
Her long, dark hair was bound up under a simple white linen coif over which she wore her usual headdress.
My husband wants a beige linen suit, the sort that Classics teachers used to wear to watch cricket.
The flats are fully furnished and include crockery, cutlery and bed linen.
For a grand occasion choose our luxurious White linen damask tablecloth with damask napkins.
Fabrics for clothes from mail order company Toast are crisp poplin or voile, linen, indigo denims and silk.
Each suit also includes two sword fighting lessons, a steel display stand, and a custom- fitted arming doublet undergarment of padded linen.
McGregor had moved to Birmingham to seek his fortune and opened a linen draper 's shop near Villa Park.
He was the son of a linen draper of the town of Bristol, where he was born in 1744.
It looks terrific mixed with gingham, ticking stripe table linen and hand painted stripe enamelware.
Prices quoted for both properties are inclusive of bed linen, gas, electricity and heating - no added extras!
In the 18th century the production of linen made from local flax became an important industry in the area.
Linen is made out of the natural fiber flax.
The man wears a linen smock frock originally a protective overall.
A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus.
The patient should sit upright and bite against a clean rolled up linen handkerchief for about half an hour.
Jacquard bed linen is layered with a luxurious Lola silk quilt with stitch and pompom detail.
Another successful industry imported by the 18th century lairds was the weaving of linen.
Professionally laundered bed linen & towels are all included with no hidden extra costs.
Bracken and male fern were gathered from the woods during the 17th and 18th centuries, and burned to make potash for bleaching linen.
There is a limit to how much ' dirty linen ' you might want to wash in public.
Our chair covers are made of crisp damask linen.
We provide a full wedding stationery service, now including a new range of deluxe handmade white linen or ivory linen guestbooks.
The flax for this was locally grown and the coarse linen woven by hand, some two hundred years ago.
We can supply a cot and high chair no extra cost, but please bring your own cot linen.
Of Windsor linen more than million later became known.
I only got to Paris yesterday, and have only two louis, a little linen, and the clothes on my back.
He wears a white linen shirt, stripy trousers that may be pjamas, soft leather moccasins at his feet.
We are able to add monograms and logos or individual designs to most of our linen.
Our immediate surrounding were appealing, too pink tablecloths, linen napery, fresh flowers.
A clear glass charger plate sits gently on a daisy place mat with a white linen daisy tied napkin.
Other new additions to the Table Linen range include stacks of colored napkins with new wide border tablecloths to match.
A tablecloth with a floral pattern should be matched with white linen napkins, or with napkins in a solid color matching the pattern.
It is manufactured from cotton fiber and linen rag, which makes it tougher and more durable than the more common wood pulp paper.
People often worry about the care of linen and stain removal so please take a look at our Linen Care page.
The roots of this plant were collected in Elizabethan times for their high starch content, which was used to stiffen fashionable linen ruffs.
She was wearing nothing but a " cutty sark ", a short shirt or chemise made of Paisley linen.
The body is then washed and wrapped in a white linen shroud.
Linen or sinew (artificial sinew is fine) for any sewing that needs to be done.
The son of a former Rector of Passenham, John Jenkinson was a silk mercer, linen draper and wool stapler.
Linen jacket, cream, lapels edged with beige suede, very classy.
On top of this, he wore a short linen surcoat.
Classically Fulham, this place is all starched linen tablecloths, pretty outdoor courtyards and sparkly glassware.
There is something severely incongruous about a mobile phone on a pressed white linen tablecloth.
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You can put clean clothes, linen, rags, towels and other household textiles in the banks.
It proved highly successful and was also taken up by local housewives as a sewing thread superior to the older linen thread.
The plant was also used in dying clothes, giving a crimson tinge to linen cloth.
He wore a linen tunic just like that of a priest.
They stitched on linen, velvet, or silk twill backed by linen, with the fabric stretched across a wooden frame.
Linen, towels, and all cooking utensils including pots and pans, cutlery is provided.
Angus weavers Ltd Scotland's last hand loom linen weavers.
Fustian was a cloth with a warp of wool or linen and a cotton weft.
Windsor linen more than million later became known.
The trade of the town is prosperous, brewing, distilling and tanning being carried on, besides the linen manufacture common to the whole county.
Cotton stuffs, calicoes and grey linen are among the goods most in demand; they are exported to the neighbouring coast of Anatolia, between Budrum and Adalia, and thence conveyed into the interior.
At general councils bishops wear white linen mitres, cardinals mitres of white silk damask; this is also the case when bishops and cardinals in pontificalibus assist at a solemn pontifical function presided over by the pope.
The pulp contains much oil, which is used for lighting and soap-making, and the seeds yield a deep indelible black stain which is used for marking linen.
Cajamarca is an important commercial and manufacturing town, being the distributing centre for a large inland region, and having long-established manufactures of woollen and linen goods, and of metal work, leather, etc. It is the seat of one of the seven superior courts of the republic, and is connected with the coast by telegraph and telephone.
If cotton or linen is used, it is usual to incorporate sulphur with the paste, and to effect vulcanization by steam heat; but, when silk or wool is employed, no sulphur is added to the paste, the dried coating of rubber being merely brought into momentary contact with the mixture of chloride of sulphur and carbon disulphide already mentioned.
The amalgam is cleaned out periodically - fortnightly or monthly - and after filtering through linen bags to remove the excess of mercury, it is transferred to retorts for distillation (see below).
According to a British consular report for 1904 there were 153 manufacturing establishments in the city producing cotton, linen and silk textiles, leather, boots and shoes, alcohol and alcoholic beverages, beer, flour, conserves and candied fruits, cigars and cigarettes, Italian pastes, chocolate, starch, hats, oils, ice, furniture, pianos and other musical instruments, matches, beds, candles, chemicals, iron and steel, printing-type, paint and varnish, glass, looking-glass, cement and artificial stone, earthenware, bricks and tiles, soap, cardboard, papier mache, cartridges and explosives, white lead, perfumery, carriages and wagons, and corks.
The principal exports are wool, woollen, cotton, linen goods, machinery, china, pianofortes, cigarettes, flannels, stockings, curtains and lace, cloth from Reichenbach and Zittau, watches of superlative value from Glashiitte and toys from the Vogtland.
Linen yarn and cloth are largely manufactured, especially in the south about Osnabruck and Hildesheim, and bleaching is engaged in extensively; woollen cloths are made to a considerable extent in the south about Einbeck, Göttingen and Hameln; cotton-spinning and weaving have their principal seats at Hanover and Linden.
The needy scholar was generally to be seen under the gate of Pembroke, a gate now adorned with his effigy, haranguing a circle of lads, over whom, in spite of his tattered gown and dirty linen, his wit and audacity gave him an undisputed ascendancy.
They received shares of the annual revenues of the temple in kind, consisting of linen, oil, flesh, bread, vegetables, wine, beer, &c. The divine servants or prophets had residences assigned them in the temple area In late times the priests were always shaven, and paid the greatest attention to cleanliness and ceremonial purity already implied in their ancient name.
Let me have some more strips of linen.
The practical repercussions of the war included a further body blow to the failing linen industry and the increased disaffection of northern Presbyterians.
Linen serviettes are folded out onto laps, and our drinks arrived quickly.
A portrait of the Victorian age, indeed any age, must show the dirty linen under the shining armor.
Traditional smocks were usually made from cotton or linen.
Crisp white Egyptian bed linen, delicious duvets and bouncy cushions lend each enormous bed a truly soporific quality !
Annie Garnett learned to spin flax from another group of textile producers in the Lakes - the Langdale Linen Industry.
The spinning of linen yarn had become the local industry.
There were many spinoff products from bed linen to toys to pjamas and clothes.
We are also delighted to recommend Jones Hire for fabric table linen and chair covers.
Phone - incoming calls only, pets (by arrangement), small charge for linen hire - tablecloths and tea towels etc included.
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All bedrooms have hair dryers, bed linen, towels and complementary toiletries.
He expected the village to provide tradesmen for his Dunnichen Estate and that each family would become involved in the handloom weaving of linen.
Angus Weavers Ltd Scotland 's last hand loom linen weavers.
The bleaching, washing and folding of cloth diapers made from linen or flannel and secured with diaper pins was just one motivating aspect, the other was that cloth diapers came in one size.
Table linens made from cotton or linen last longer than linens made from synthetic materials.
Damask linen and cotton are considered the most formal fabrics.
Egyptian cotton and Irish linen are usually considered the best fabrics for linens since their long durable fibers don't pill and the fabric does not become shiny after ironing.
Cotton and linen fabrics need to be ironed before they are used to make them crisp, even if they were ironed before they were stored.
Linens made from synthetic materials are easier to care for than cotton or linen choices.
Stains in cotton and linen are often very difficult to remove.
If you are looking for a 'green' alternative to traditional bed linen, then perhaps bamboo sheets might be the perfect choice.
Cottage chic fabrics are usually cotton or linen in white or soft pastel colors, and they look as if they have been faded by the sun.
Some dorms provide linen service, but this will only get you plain white, institutional sheets.
Luxury bedding is made from the finest of fabrics, including natural fibers such as silk, linen and cotton, the quality of which is measured by thread count.
The materials used in luxury bedding typically include cottons, linen and silks.
Linen from Europe is also prized - Belgian, Irish or Italian being highly desirable.
Toile is a French word meaning "linen cloth" or "canvas" and Jouy comes from Jouy-en-Josas, the location of the factory that first began printing French toile fabrics.
Even a simple lace table linen in white or ivory, used by itself or over a solid colored tablecloth, will help you achieve this look.
Any type of table can be accented with a decorative linen covering including dining tables, coffee tables, end tables and night stands.
Consider using organic materials such as linen, hemp and cotton for window treatments and slipcovers.
Linen lined baskets are good for keeping cosmetic items orderly.
Medicine cabinets, baskets, and linen cabinets are all excellent storage solutions, but use sparingly.
Decorative pillows might feature fabric made of cotton, rayon, silk, linen, polyester microfiber, or wool.
Velvet, suede, leather, microfibers, faux fur, chenille, twill, linen - absolutely anything can work.
Decorate an Easter basket, drape colorful linen napkins inside and fill with home-baked cookies in the shape of chicks, bunnies, and Easter eggs.
Create a cozy environment with smooth and soft fabrics like cotton, chenille or linen.
Remember also to use casual fabrics on furniture - cotton and linen are ideal.
Go for a more masculine look with exposed rods and curtain rings on your window treatment, or keep it simple but classy with a crisp, linen Roman shade.
Toile is a French word meaning "linen cloth" or "canvas".
Intensify those dramatic eyes by applying a neutral cream or linen shade all over the lid.
If your graduation will be held outside in June, and you live in a warm climate, then look for a dress that will be cool and comfortable, preferably made out of cotton, linen, or silk.
Choose a frock made from linen, silk, lace, gauze, rayon or cotton.
While the hand-pressed linen paper may be ideal, remember that it will likely get thrown into the trash once the wedding has been marked into a calendar.
Cover the table linen with a large fishing next for a nautical themed beach wedding, interspersing shells and faux sea life in the net.
If neutral is your preference, opt for linen, sand, and taupe with a hint of blue.
Wool is great in cool weather, while linen and chiffon are perfect for warmer months.
Depending on the activities, more casual events on the program may call for capris or linen pants, even swimwear.
Many linen stores and large discount stores often have weekly shipments that are advertised for weekend sales.
Choices in eco-friendly curtains include bamboo, hemp, linen and organic cotton.
Quality decorative towels can be found at specialty stores, linen and bedding stores as well as through online retailers.
If you are able to find what you want online, you may luck up and find a linen discount website where you can save on your designer towels.
As a result, usually the luxury linen will be lined with a more practical fabric that is water-resistant.
Despite this practical lining, a lace or linen shower curtain will not only look amazing, but will feel great as well.
Linen grommet top drapes are great for a more casual style of window treatment.
Linen goes well with the grommet style of draperies.
If you want to be eco-friendly and at the same time super chic, then a bamboo linen drapery fills the requirement.
You can purchase a bamboo and cotton linen blend.
Another great choice that can also save on your fuel bill is to buy insulated linen grommet draperies.
These linen draperies are lined with polyurethane to help keep the cold air out and the warm air in.
You aren't limited to only solid colors for your linen draperies.
You can purchase colorful patterned linen draperies, as well.
Some websites offer a wide color selection for solid-colored linen draperies.
Fabric Workroom offers 26 different colors for linen drapery selections.
If you want to add more design and color to your drapery treatment, then you can purchase a floral or patterned linen fabric for your grommet drapes.
The website, I Dream of Drapery, offers several stunning floral designs, geometric patterns and paisley designs in a linen fabric.
Caroline in Sundew Linen is a gorgeous floral in variegated russets and green set against a tan background.
Now that you've explored many of the attributes and possible choices for your linen grommet top drapes, you're ready to begin browsing for the ideal draperies for your room.
The best thing about ordering a photo blanket or pillow is that you can launder it just as you would any other linen.
However, as with many linen purchases, you'll find a bigger selection when you shop online.
With these canopy bed curtain ideas in mind, you might feel prepared to begin hunting down a few sets to add to your linen closet.
Many department stores run bedding and linen sales regularly.
The outlet department is a great place to start when visiting a bedding and linen website.
Chances are there's a place in your linen closet for a stack of bath towels.
Complete ranges are easily found at department stores, linen stores and outlet malls.
Adding zebra print comforters to your linen closet is one way to bring a sort of ferocious glamour to your bedroom's décor.
At once plush and absorbent, Supima cotton bath towels are luxurious additions to any linen closet.
Bedding linens made from this material will wear out more quickly, so this type of linen may be saved for special occasions or used infrequently.
These projects include adding fabric linen trim, pom-pom fringe, ribbon trim or simply creating your own design on sheer curtains by using a rubber stamp.
So, very carefully chosen, rather demure solid colors rendered in absolutely pinnacle quality pure linen seemed the best way to do that.
The pure and blended linen napkins and runners in the solid colors were designed by me.
Materials include anything from light weight cotton to soft flannel, but you can also find dressier materials like linen, poplin, satin, and more.
Popular fabrics in toddlers' party dresses include organdy, linen, taffeta and velvet, all of which require dry cleaning.
If the coat is a girls spring dress coat or a summer coat, it can still be a lightweight wool or tweed, but linen is also a popular choice.
During fall and winter, corduroy and heavy jeans will keep boys warm, while linen slacks and lightweight dress pants are perfect for spring and summer.
Cotton and linen are particularly popular for summer clothing.
The bulk of a girl's summer outfits will likely be cotton and linen pieces, but don't forget a few dressier garments that work for parties or church services.
They specialize in fabrics like tie-dye, batik, waxed cotton and linen.
For boys, shortalls in linen or a cotton/polyester blend paired with a dressy shirt that features a round collar offers an elegant look that is perfect for an Easter morning.
Linen clothing-Whether you choose rompers or two-piece sets, a crisp linen outfit instantly says "special" for those who wear them.
Linen is comfy for little ones to wear as well.
Linen suits are readily available at stores like Sears and JC Penney.
In February and March of each year, you might have some luck finding pastel linen suits.
Traditional Easter clothes for boys and girls are white or pastel and often in light fabric such as linen, fine cotton or organdy.
A well organized bathroom linen cabinet can decrease clutter and reduce waste by allowing you to rotate towels and sheets properly.
There are four main types of bathroom linen cabinets.
Freestanding linen cabinets are often tall and narrow to make the best use of the floor space they occupy.
While furniture manufactured to store linens is often well designed, consider using another piece of furniture as your linen cabinet.
A discarded wardrobe can make an excellent linen cabinet when retrofitted with additional shelving.
Wall mounted linen cabinets either hang from the wall studs or attach to the wall for additional stability.
A wall mounted linen cabinet is a good choice when space is limited in the bathroom and you need to store only a few items.
Built in linen cabinets are common in older homes.
Often designed to take advantage of space in a corner or under the stairs, many of these built in linen cabinets have shelving on the top portion with drawers on the bottom.
Newer built in linen cabinets often contain only shelving and are similar in appearance to a small pantry.
A walk-in linen closet may be a needed luxury in a home with multiple bedrooms or drastic climate changes.
Smaller decorative doors and a narrower opening often distinguish the walk-in linen closet from other doorways in the bathroom.
A bright light with an easily accessible switch is also essential for a walk-in linen closet.
Linen cabinets benefit from careful organization.
Add extra space for other items you intend to store in your linen cabinet, such as blankets and beach towels.
Before calling a professional to build your linen cabinet, think about what your house and family needs based on the amount and type of items you have.
Building linen cabinets requires a person with sophisticated woodworking and spatial skills.
A bathroom linen cabinet may not be practical due to size constraints.
In this case, consider creating a linen closet that opens into a hallway or your laundry room.
The resulting grid will give your floor the look of a linen rug.
Bracelets can also be found made from hemp, cotton, silk, linen and even string.
Destination Weddings - Destination weddings can call for a casual breezy look such as linen pants and sandals or a suit.
It's 54 percent silk, 46 percent linen for an almost vacation-like feel.
Also, don't forget the handkerchief, which should be white silk or linen.
For warmer weather wear, there is the Kings' Court Wrinkle Resistant Linen 4 Button Suit Jacket.
This short will look smart with a cotton or linen top.
This was worn over a long, white linen shirt with a high collar and a hip-length waistcoat (called a vest in modern America).
Linen was not the luxury it is today and was worn by almost everyone, especially for shirts.
The difference was that a linen could be fine or coarse.
They can be made from cotton, linen, polyester, silk or blends.
Wear light materials such as linen or cotton in warmer months and if the nights get cooler, bring a jacket or sweater along that matches your outfit.
Since you are buying the shirts to keep cool, stay away from blends that don't breathe and opt for cotton, linen or silk shirts.
It was a long sheet of wool or linen and was approximately three meters in width.
In warm weather, the material can be linen or brushed silk.
While wealthier men always wore something to shade their eyes when out riding or walking, their sun hats were less likely to be made of straw than a light fabric like linen or even silk.
Likewise, the fabric is also seasonally appropriate, so that a silk or linen suit may be worn on a hot night.
Linen is ideal for warmer temperatures; it's a lightweight material that happens to be quite stylish, although it's important to watch for creases because it does wrinkle easily.
The Garrison Glen Plaid Sport Coat is made in a blend of virgin wool, linen and silk.
Keep in mind that cotton blends may not wrinkle too badly whereas linen tends to wrinkle and crease easily.
For a linen shirt, try Red House at Amazon.com.
For pants and suits, try wool, linen, or cashmere blends.
Made of 100% linen, this shirt is perfect for summer.
Linen Easy Camp Shirt is made from pure linen and is a relaxed style shirt.
Linen. A linen shirt is a luxury on a hot summer day.
The 1890s saw the birth of the blazer, which could be tweed or linen and was still worn solely for outdoor activity.
Lighter fabrics such as nylon or linen tend to look better than denim or khaki.
For a more casual, tropical look, MyCubanStore has a drawstring style made from Irish linen in a variety of colors.
Popular summer fabric choices include linen and cotton.
A shirt made of linen with either ruffles at the collar and sleeves (designed to fight off lice) or else add-on matching collars and ruffled cuffs.
The shirt would still be linen, but of a thicker, rougher weave.
A damask can be made of silk, polyester, cotton, linen or other materials.
The strongest of the natural vegetable fibers, linen has two to three times the strength of cotton.
Linen comes from the stalk of the flax plant.
Another option is to choose blended bamboo totes that are part bamboo and part organic linen, hemp, or cotton.
Linen has three times the strength of cotton and contains a wax that gives it a natural sheen.
Hemp can be woven into linen like fabric that has anti-microbial qualities.
Linen is also a solid option and makes plus size shorts look neat and crisp.
Of all of the fabrics and styles that appeal to plus size women, plus size linen skirts top the list.
However, it is important to understand how to wear linen and what styles work best for different full figures.
Linen is one of the oldest woven fabrics in existence.
Historically, linen was made for and worn solely by royalty.
In addition to being strong, linen is smooth and usually stays free of lint.
The original hue of linen is somewhere between white and a light tan.
It is expensive to manufacture linen because of the nature of the flax plant, which is temperamental by nature.
Getting the fibers for the linen from the flax stalk must be done by hand, which adds to the overall expensive nature of linen.
However, it's important to note that if you iron a crease into the same spot over and over again, the linen threads can easily break because of constant heat and wear.
This applies to all creased areas of the fabric, including cuffs, collars, hems, etc. Linen also wears well over time, becoming softer and finer every time you wash it.
Additionally, while linen is a very durable fabric, you should take care to hang it up whenever possible.
The same tearing that occurs when linen is ironed too many times can also occur when it is folded frequently as well.
Skirts are one of the more versatile styles for linen fabrics.
The best part about linen is that it is available in so many different colors.
A great-fitting linen skirt is a must have for every plus size wardrobe.
Take advantage of the versatile nature of this fabric and enjoy mixing and matching plus size linen skirts with the other fabulous pieces in your closet.
The fabrics may include any of the traditional warm-weather fabrics such as gauze, cotton, linen, rayon or polyester.
When linen is added to rayon, a hot weather fabric is created with the crispness of linen but the easy drape and non-wrinkle benefits of rayon.