Tammy (cloth)

Tammy was a fine lightweight quality worsted material with a glazed surface.[1] Tammy was originally a wool-made material but later also produced by using a cotton warp and worsted weft.[2]

Use

Tammy was used in embroidery work such as cross-stitch.[3] It was used for various ladies' dresses, in petticoats, for lining men's clothing, and in sieves and strainers.[2]

See also

References
  1. Antiques. Straight Enterprises, Incorporated. 1950. p. 111.
  2. Montgomery, Florence M. (1984). Textiles in America 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth. Internet Archive. New York ; London : Norton. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-393-01703-8.
  3. Edwards, Ralph; Ramsey, L. G. G. (1958). The Connoisseur Period Guides to the Houses, Decoration, Furnishing, and Chattels of the Classic Periods. Reynal. p. 134.
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