Blue & Natural Herringbone Linen Ticking
Linen cloth, such as this Blue & Natural Herringbone Linen Ticking, was woven of flax fiber in many grades and weaves. Used in every aspect of living, from clothing, to household needs, to furnishings, to the shroud made for the corpse, linen was so common that a tax was proposed as a source of easy revenue on the coarser sorts being imported into the US towards the end of the 18th century. Tickings or "ticken" encompassed a group of twill woven linens, including this Blue & Natural Herringbone Ticking. They could be woven as a plain twill or herringbone weave, and were manufactured for bed ticks; fine, ordinary, or coarse, as well as ticking for "flock" beds. They were used in tenting, and for utilitarian garments such as aprons and gaiters. Ticking was also woven for men's breeches and waistcoats, as well as linings for stays. Some tickings from Hambrough became preferred for ladies shoes, and were expressed as being of "great detriment to the consumption of leather and likewise...to the Lace Weaver's Trade".
- Our Blue & Natural Herringbone Linen Ticking is medium weight.
- Suitable for linings, pockets, outer garments, and for utility and home uses such as bedding.
- 100% Irish Linen, 60 inches wide.
- 7.26 oz per sq yard, 246.16 grams per sq meter
