Shadow Cloth (Linguet)

LINGETTE, or SHADOW CLOTH (LINGUET)

This is a warp satin produced by using stripes of regular and reverse twist and is very effective when white or dyed. The term is an American one and the cloth is known in Lancashire as " shadow striped warp satin." One quality is 35-in./90 yards 144 ends and 84 picks per inch. 60's E.T.,/70's E.W., usually combed warp (see Shadow Stripes)