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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: HEG-HIG |
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HESSIAN , the name of a jute fabric made as a plain cloth; in various degrees of fineness, width and quality. The common, or standard, hessian is 40 in. wide, weighs rot oz. per yd., and in the finished state contains about 12 threads and 121 picks per in. The name is probably of German origin, and the fabric was originally made from flax and tow. Small quantities of cloth are still made from yarns of these fibres
This useful cloth is employed in countless ways, especially for packing all kinds of dry goods, while large quantities, of different qualities, are made up into bags for sugar
grain , ore, manure, sand, potatoes, onions, &c. Indeed, bags made from one or other quality of this cloth, or from sacking, bagging or tarpaulin
Certain types are specially treated, dyed black, tan or other colour, or left in their natural colour, stiffened and used for paddings and linings for cheap clothing, boots, shoes, bags and other articles. When dyed in art shades the cloth forms an attractive decoration for stages and platforms, and generally for any temporary erection, and in many cases it is stencilled and then used for wall
The great
spring mattresses and the upholstery of furniture.The great
machine -sewn, as well as seamless bags, are made in the former city. The American name for hessian is burlap; this particular kind is 40 in. wide, and is now largely made in Calcutta as well as in Dundee and other places.End of Article: HESSIAN If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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