Etamine

{{Short description|Mesh fabric type}}

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Etamine is a loosely woven fabric with a similar structure to voile or a mesh. It is an open fabric structure manufactured with plain weaving by using hardly twisted cotton or wool yarns. There were further variations including various fibres such as silk.{{Cite book|last=Denny|first=Grace G. (Grace Goldena)|url=http://archive.org/details/fabrics0000denn|title=Fabrics|date=1962|publisher=Philadelphia, Lippincott|others=Internet Archive|pages=33}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m5Y7AQAAMAAJ&q=etamine+mesh|title=Dry Goods Reporter|date=1905|pages=67|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HncxAQAAMAAJ&q=etamine+mesh|title=American Carpet and Upholstery Journal|date=1908|pages=66|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Blanco|first=A. E.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WsbCDwAAQBAJ&dq=Etamine+mesh+fabric&pg=PT32|title=Piece Goods Manual: Fabrics described; textile, knit goods, weaving terms, etc., explained; with notes on the classification of samples|date=2021-05-19|publisher=Good Press|pages=32|language=en}} Etamine was initially used as filter cloth, but became popular in women's skirts from 1910. Etamine was used in a variety of applications, including garments, nun's veils, and even flags.{{Cite book|last=Picken|first=Mary Brooks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CbOI4TCcnbQC&q=Etamine+is+very+lightweight+and+the+word+%E2%80%98Etamine%E2%80%99+originates+from+the+old+French+language+meaning+%E2%80%98Made+of+threads.%E2%80%99&pg=PA118|title=A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern|date=2013-07-24|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=978-0-486-14160-2|pages=118|language=en}}