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A batiste is a variety of fine cloth made from cotton or linen.
cotton or wool
The wrappings of Egyptian mummies were mostly linen.
A fine white linen manufactured in Flanders is known as "Holland cloth." It is a high-quality linen fabric traditionally produced in the region and favored for its softness and durability. Holland cloth is often used for garments, table linens, and household items.
You are probably thinking of the fabric used for table linen called Damask. It is a special weave that forms a pattern in the cloth. See the link to the article I have provided.
A cotton cloth of fine texture, usually with a plaid, striped, or checked pattern. A silk, generally striped, cloth. A light cotton cloth used for drapery. A similar cloth of rayon.
A byssus is a piece of very long and valuable piece of cloth, which is used for fine flax and linen.
What are the fine threads in a clothes called?
It's a piece of very sheer material made from cotton, it's very fine and is usually white:) hoped it helped!
The clothing in the middle colonies was made out of cotton and linen. The wealthy had clothes that were made out of fine materials.
It did not have to be expensive at all. Linen was a very common cloth. Qualities varied from coarse linen as worn by even the poorest people to very fine linen worn by the rich. Cloth and clothes were often made in the household, so in those cases prices did not apply. A linen shirt bought at a market stall might cost, depending on quality, somewhere between 5 and 10 pence.