an absorbent durable fabric of cotton, linen, or both used chiefly for towels It is strong Has variation in weaves but most have small squares on the surface that stand out from the background Comes in white, colors, or colored borders Also stripes The motif is made from a series of floats, some of them rather long, which gives a loose effect in certain areas This, if well spaced, acts as a good absorbing agency
a weave used principally for towels and glass-cloths in which a rough surface effect is created on a plain ground texture by weaving short floats, whereby warp floats are on one side of the fabric and weft floats are on the other
Fibre Linen, cotton Weave: Dobby or basket Characteristics: It is strong Rough in the surface finish but finer, shinier than cotton huckaback Has variation in weaves but most have small squares on the surface that stand out from the background Comes in white, colours, or coloured borders Also stripes The motif is made from a series of floats, some of them rather long, which gives a loose effect in certain areas This, if well spaced, acts as a good absorbing agency Uses: Mostly used for towelling