Indian Head Cloth

Indian Head Cloth
INDIAN HEAD CLOTH
Many fabrics are shipped to India under this term and most of them are of the imitation linen style such as : - 34-in. wide, 40 ends and 40 picks per inch, 10's T., 8's W., preparation yams, cotton; also 34-in. wide, 64 ends and 60 picks per inch, 24's T., 16's W., American cotton yams, dyed in several colours. Another cloth to which this term is given is woven 37-in., 72 ends and 72 picks per inch, 22's T., 18's W., dyed and mercerised finish. Most of these fabrics are calender finish only.

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