Swanskin cloth

Swanskin is a close woven twill-weave flannel cloth for work clothes. It was used by fishermen and laborers. It is employed also as Ironing cloth to support on ironing tables.[1][2][3]

History

In the 17th century, the cloth industry was an important part of Shaftesbury's economy, with production taking place in cottage industries in the surrounding areas. In the 18th century, the town produced a coarse white woolen cloth known as 'swanskin,' that was used by Newfoundland fishers and for uniforms..[4][5]

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References
  1. Leigh, Samuel. Leigh's new picture of England and Wales. p. 139. ISBN 1376569035.
  2. "Definition of SWANSKIN". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  3. "Swanskin definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  4. Samuel Tymms, William Camden (1842). Camden's Britannia epitomized and continued - Volume 2. H.G. Bohan. p. 108.
  5. George Morley Story, W. J. Kirwin, John David Allison Widdowson (1990). Dictionary of Newfoundland English. Canada: University of Toronto Press. p. 548. ISBN 0802068197.


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