Virginia cloth was a coarse cloth made by natives of
Virginia. The fabric has a record of existence in 1721 and was used for servants' wear. The material was a
mix
Mix, mixes or mixing may refer to:
Persons & places
* Mix (surname)
** Tom Mix (1880-1940), American film star
* nickname of Mix Diskerud (born Mikkel, 1990), Norwegian-American soccer player
* Mix camp, an informal settlement in Namibia
* Mix ...
of
cotton and
wool.
Name
It was named after the state of
Virginia.
Material
Virginia cloth was made with
homespun
Home spun literally refers to hand spinning, see spinning (textiles).
Homespun may refer to:
* Homespun fabric, especially that worn by American colonists who were boycotting British goods
* "Homespun", pseudonym of Benjamin Franklin in ''The Ha ...
yarns of cotton and wool and by using
handweaving by the local people for their use.
American
revolution pushed the progression of many homemade cloths.
Mentions
Andrew Burnaby
Andrew Burnaby (16 August 1732 – 9 March 1812) was an English clergyman and travel writer, mainly about the American colonies and Italy.
Life
He was born in Asfordby, Leicestershire, on 16 August 1732, the eldest son and namesake of the Revere ...
an English clergyman mentions
''Virginia cloth'' in his travelogue ''Travels Through the Middle Settlements in North America, In the Years 1759 and 1760.''
See also
*
Lowell cloth
References
Woven fabrics
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