Nainsook Checks

Nainsook Checks
NAINSOOK CHECKS
An all-cotton coloured cloth in satin or twill check designs in the U.S.A. Usually 32-in. wide, 70 ends and 68 picks per inch, 32's warp, 40's weft. The design has small squares of plain, bordered in warp and weft by narrow satin stripes. Variations are obtained by various twills in the stripes.

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