Hausa Checks

Hausa Checks
HAUSA CHECKS
An all-colour cotton cloth made for the Hausa natives of Africa. Plain weave; warp pattern, about 10 ends dark indigo, 2 ends light indigo, with weft similar. The yams are hard-twisted, and the weft is sized, which gives a rough, harsh feel to the cloth. Usually made 28-in. wide, 58 ends and 42 picks per inch, 18's dark, 2/80's light indigo warp, 16's dark, 60's light indigo weft. Shipped in the loom state in 10 yard ends.

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