ninon

Ninon is a French derivation from the name Anne.{{Cite book|last1=Hardingham|first1=Martin|url=https://archive.org/details/fabriccatalog00hard|title=The fabric catalog|last2=Sanders|first2=Mary Anne|last3=Roxburgh|first3=Fiona|date=1978|publisher=New York : Pocket Books|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-671-79061-5|pages=89}} Originally it was made from highly twisted silk yarns, gradually changed to synthetic yarns such as rayon. In the early 20th century (1909), the Ninon silk was in use for dresses also.{{Cite book|last=Mansfield|first=A. D. (Alan D. )|url=https://archive.org/details/handbookofenglis0000mans|title=Handbook of English costume in the twentieth century, 1900-1950|date=1973|publisher=London, Faber|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-571-09507-0}}

Initially there were two types of Ninons, single and double. The difference was with the number of ply or the twisted yarns used in weaving: one,  two, or three. The finest and single Ninons are more popular.

Ninon is a lightweight sheer material with good draping qualities. It is very thin and has a surface with a mild sheen.{{Cite book|last1=Faulkner|first1=Ray|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zvms6EVQe0wC|title=Inside Today's Home|last2=Nissen|first2=LuAnn|last3=Faulkner|first3=Sarah|date=1986|publisher=Holt, Rinehart and Winston|isbn=978-0-03-062577-0|pages=308|language=en}} Ninon has an open mesh-like appearance and a crisp hand feel. Ninon has more transparency similar to Marquisette in comparison to its peers such as voile, lace and batiste which are little opaque. Ninon is soft like Marquisette, voile, lace and batiste. For better strength polyester is considered as a preferred yarn for Ninon.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JTjXnZXxgC0C|title=Yearbook of Agriculture|date=1926|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=274|language=en}}

It is made in a variety of tight smooth weaves, open lacy patterns. It is described as very delicate or lightweight and is sometimes referred to as "French tergal". It is available in a variety of solid colors and tone-on-tone woven vertical stripes. Some ninon fabrics have embroidered borders.

Ninon is mostly used in drapery and curtains.{{Cite book|last=Barbara Baer|url=https://archive.org/details/howtomakecurtain005908mbp|title=How To Make Curtains And Draperies|date=1950|publisher=Medill Mcbride Company|others=Universal Digital Library|pages=47}}{{Cite book|last=Yeager|first=Jan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xU4IAQAAMAAJ&q=ninon+fabric|title=Textiles for Residential and Commercial Interiors|date=1988|publisher=Harper & Row|isbn=978-0-06-047318-1|pages=199, 214|language=en}}{{Cite book|last1=Tortora|first1=Phyllis G.|url=https://archive.org/details/understandingtex00tort|title=Understanding textiles|last2=Collier|first2=Billie J.|date=1997|publisher=Upper Saddle River, NJ : Merrill|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-13-439225-7|pages=337}} It is also used in blouses, bodice, dresses such as evening wear and in certain lingerie.{{Cite book|last=Ford|first=Ford Madox|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pqc_AQAAMAAJ&q=Ninon+lingerie|title=The English Review|date=1915|publisher=Duckworth & Company|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7MiAQAAMAAJ&q=Ninon+lingerie|title=The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality|date=July 1929|publisher=Ingram brothers|pages=348|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yJFLAAAAYAAJ&q=Ninon+lingerie|title=The Southerner|date=1929|publisher=Allen-Jennings, Incorporated|pages=2|language=en}}

Ninon products are advised to line dry and iron while they hold moisture (in the semi-dry stage)

• Casement cloth
• Marquisette

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