Cantoon

CANTOON (China)

A plain weave dyed cotton cloth used in China as a mummy cloth. It is only dyed in purple and blue They are stiff finished and embossed to give a firm and crisp handle. Qualities are low, about 52 X 56 per inch, 44's/52's yarns. ————————

CANTOON

A very heavy diagonal twill cloth of the fustian type. The proportion of picks to ends is about 7 or 8 to 1. The warp is two-fold and coarse weft, such as 60 X 380 per inch, 2/22's/20's. The weave repeats on 6-ends and 12 picks, as seen in the diagram. The cloth shows a cord effect at an oblique angle. Much used for riding and sporting garments, hangings, etc. The cloth is slightly raised at the back