Stafford Cloth

Stafford Cloth
STAFFORD CLOTH
A heavy cotton fabric for use as curtains, in plain or rep weaves from dyed and mercerised cotton yarns in many qualities, such as 56-in., 80 ends and 68 picks per inch, 2/60's warp, 2/24's weft, plain weave 56-in., 106 ends and 58 picks per inch, 2/60's warp, 2/30's weft, rep weave.

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