Hessian (textile)
Hessian (English, [ ˈhɛsɪən ]) or plucking , is a term used in the textile industry for a coarse, natural-colored or patterned fabric in a plain weave . Often today it is mostly made of jute , which is often referred to as sackcloth . But it can also be made from sisal , or as originally from hemp fibers or linen . Originally, the term plucking derives from panting , i.e. actually for all fibers that are panted. The name Hessian comes from the fact that this fabric was previously exported from Hessen to England and Scotland. The name for the fabric was retained even after new materials, mainly jute, were used in the production of the fabric from the early 19th century.
Hessian is mainly used for sacks or for wall cladding and upholstery and as a base or backing fabric for tufted carpets or linoleum , but it can also be used in painting. The material is also available as Hessian cloth or burlap , and Fasson lines and spring lines known. In the past, simple clothes and smocks were also made from Hessian .
It is also known in America and in the English-speaking world as burlap , gunny sack or gunny cloth .
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- ↑ Rupfen auf duden.de, accessed on May 15, 2018.
- ↑ Richard Wolf: The jute, its industry and economic importance. In: Bernhard Harms : World Economic Archive. Volume 3, 1914, online at digizeitschriften.de, accessed on May 15, 2018.
- ↑ Mary Collins Barile: Hooked Rugs of the Midwest. History Press, 2013, ISBN 978-1-61423-948-2 .