Nun's veiling

The depiction of veil

Nun's veiling is a lightweight cloth made of wool. It is a plain weave fabric used mainly for women's veils and dresses. Nun's veiling got its name from the fact that it was used in veils by several religious orders.

Structure

Nun's veiling was a lightweight, soft, thin, sheer, wool cloth with an open weave structure. The construction was more open than a woolen batiste cloth. There were also variants in silk, cotton and mixed materials.

Use

Nun's veiling was used in ladies' toilettes, as a flounce fabric and in a variety of outfits for English women in the 19th century.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 American Home Economics Association. Textiles and Clothing Section (1970). Textile handbook. Internet Archive. Washington, American Home Economics Association. p. 66.
  2. 1 2 Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. A&C Black. p. 420. ISBN 978-1-60901-535-0.
  3. ↑ Dyer, Elizabeth (1927). Textile Fabrics. Houghton Mifflin. p. 313.
  4. ↑ "Definition of NUN'S VEILING". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  5. ↑ Peterson, Charles Jacobs (1884). Peterson Magazine. C. J. Peterson. p. 545.
  6. ↑ the ladies treasury. p. 472.
  7. ↑ Cunnington, C. Willett (2013-07-24). English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century: A Comprehensive Guide with 1,117 Illustrations. Courier Corporation. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-486-31963-6.