Mixed Drab Wool Beaver Cloth -Remnants $30.00 yd.

Mixed Drab Wool Beaver Cloth

In Montgomery (pp160) Bearskin is listed as "a course thick woolen cloth, with a shaggy nap manufactured for overcoats and very durable". Likewise "Beaver Cloth or Coating" is described as a stout woolen cloth with a raised finish resembling beaver fur. Examples of the Beaver cloth can be found in PL D-99 and 100 of Montgomery. This wool would make an excellent greatcoat or other outerwear.

Drab is a dull light brown color. Originally it referred to undyed homespun wool. The word was first used in England in 1688. The French word "drap" referred to cloth, which was a general term referring to wool by the English. Cloth colored typically meant sheep colored. It may have derived from this French word.

• This Mixed Drab Wool Beaver Cloth is heavy weight.
• It is only finished on one side.
• Suitable for outerwear, coats, breeches, 19thc heavy pelisses, as well as any tailoring need.
• 100% Wool, 57 inches wide.