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Hessian ( UK: / ˈhɛsiən /, US: / ˈhɛʃən / [ 1] ), burlap in North America, [ 2] or crocus in Jamaica [ 3] and the wider Caribbean, is a woven fabric made of vegetable fibres, usually the skin of the jute plant [ 4][ 5][ 6] or sisal leaves. [ 7] It is generally used (in the crude tow form known as gunny) for duties of rough handling, such ...
1970s in fashion. In 1971 hotpants and bell-bottomed trousers were popular fashion trends. Diane von Fürstenberg 's wrap dress, designed in the 1970s. Fashion in the 1970s was about individuality. In the early 1970s, Vogue proclaimed "There are no rules in the fashion game now" [ 1] due to overproduction flooding the market with cheap ...
Chiffon (fabric) Chiffon ( French: [ʃi.fɔ̃]; English: / ʃɪˈfɒn /, shif-ON, from the French word chiffe which means "cloth or rag"; [ 1] is a lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns. [ 2][ 3] Crepe yarn tends to have a tighter twist than standard ...
Hezekiah, clothed in śaq, spreads open the letter before the Lord.(Sackcloth (Hebrew: שַׂק śaq) is a coarsely woven fabric, usually made of goat's hair. The term in English often connotes the biblical usage, where the Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible remarks that haircloth would be more appropriate rendering of the Hebrew meaning.
Lamé ( / lɑːˈmeɪ / lah-MAY; French: [lame]) is a type of fabric woven or knit [1] with threads made of metallic fiber wrapped around natural or synthetic fibers like silk, nylon, or spandex for added strength and stretch. ( Guipé refers to the thread composed of metallic fibers wrapped around a fiber core.) Lamé is classically gold ...
In the photos, Gracie posed in a see-through lace corset top and matching underwear with sultry thigh straps, covered by an equally sheer robe with fuzzy trim. She stared straight through the ...
Arpilleras. An arpillera, which means burlap in Spanish, is a brightly colored patchwork picture made predominantly by groups of women (also known as arpilleristas ). The construction of arpilleras became popular in Chile during the military dictatorship (1973–90) of Augusto Pinochet. Arpilleras were made in workshops organized by a committee ...
Origin. New York City, United States. Genres. Worldbeat, acoustic, contemporary Christian. Years active. 1994–present. Burlap to Cashmere is a contemporary Christian world music band formed in the 1990s by John Philippidis and Steven Delopoulos. Their music draws heavily on folk and world music influences, especially Greek folk music.