Limbric

{{Short description|Kind of cotton cloth}}

Limbric was a kind of cotton cloth with a fine warp and a soft, lustrous weft. Limbric has a peculiar construction with more pick density than the ends per inch. The fabric was used for dresses and casement curtains.{{Cite book|last=Watson|first=William|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zj9dqnl9E20C&q=limbric+cloth|title=Textile Design and Colour, Elementary Weaves and Figured Fabrics|date=1949|publisher=Longmans, Green|pages=403|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Gale|first=Elizabeth|url=http://archive.org/details/fromfibrestofabr0000gale|title=From fibres to fabrics|date=1978|publisher=London : Mills and Boon|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-263-06376-9|pages=73}} Made in Limbrick, Lancashire, England originally. Standard dimensions of 72x100 were used, with a warp of 64s and a weft of 30s. The superior quality of cloth was produced by using combed yarns.{{Cite book|last1=Tortora|first1=Phyllis G.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LTYfAQAAQBAJ&dq=limbric+cloth&pg=PA349|title=The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles|last2=Johnson|first2=Ingrid|date=2013-09-17|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-60901-535-0|pages=349|language=en}}

Moreen was another ribbed structure that was similar to Lambric.{{Cite book|last=Basu|first=Trailokya Nath|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xPIhAAAAMAAJ&q=limbric+cloth|title=Tant-o-rang: A Book of Textile Technology|date=1964|pages=103, 119|language=en}}