A term used for a wide variety of tightly-woven thin fabrics, especially those used for bedlinen. Woven cotton or linen fabrics, especially when used for items other than garments
One of the oldest scaples known, and is used for aprons, blouses, bedspreads, handkerchiefs, house dresses, interlinings, linings, sheets, underwear, and a host of other articles
a plain, undyed cotton fabric, available bleached or unbleached A fine quality bleached muslin is used in quilting as a neutral background or as a foundation under thinner fabric
A large group of plain weave cotton fabrics ranging from light to heavy weight The sizing may also be light or heavy Muslin can be solid colored or printed
An inexpensive, medium weight, plain weave, low count (less than 160 threads per square inch) cotton sheeting fabric In its unfinished form, it is commonly used in fashion design to make trial garments for preliminary fit
Muslin is very thin cotton cloth. white muslin curtains. a very thin cotton cloth used for making dresses and curtains, especially in the past (mousseline, from mawsiliy )
A plain, usually undyed cotton fabric It may be bleached or unbleached, and it is available in a wide range of qualities and widths Muslin has traditionally been used as a neutral background for appliqué, as a foundation under thinner fabric, and as a backing for quilts Muslin originated in the city of Mosul, now in Iraq