Balzarine

Balzarine (Balzorine) was a cotton and worsted fabric of the 19th century.^[1] It was a lightweight union cloth made of cotton and wool.^[2]

Characteristics and use

Balzarine was a thin and light woven texture meant for summer dresses for women. The cloth was produced as figured gauze on a Jaquard loom.^[2] The figured cloth was also called Balzarine brocade.^[3] Balzarine was very close to Barege.^[4]

Mourning cloth

Balzarine was used for mourning clothes.^[5]

See also

• Crêpe (textile)
• Radzimir

References

1. Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. (2011-10-24). The Complete Costume Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8108-7785-6.
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. 154. ISBN 978-0-393-01703-8.
3. Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. A&C Black. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-60901-535-0.
4. Cunnington, C. Willett (Cecil Willett) (1976). A dictionary of English costume. Internet Archive. London : A. & C. Black. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-7136-0370-5.
5. Sanders, Barry (2010-03-05). Unsuspecting Souls: The Disappearance of the Human Being. Catapult. ISBN 978-1-58243-665-4.