Seerhand muslin

Seerhand muslin (Seerhand) was a plain weave thin cotton fabric produced in the Indian subcontinent.

Texture

Seerhand was a kind of muslin cloth. ^{[1] [2]} It has a texture in between nainsook and mull (another muslin type, a very thin and soft). The fabric was resistant to washing, retaining its clearness. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Use

Seerhand was used in dresses. ^[4]

References

1. Simmonds, Peter Lund (1872). The Commercial Dictionary of Trade Products, Manufacturing and Technical Terms ... G. Routledge and Sons. pp. 335, 336.
2. Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. A&C Black. p. 543. ISBN   978-1-60901-535-0.
3. Montgomery, Florence M. (1984). Textiles in America 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth. Internet Archive. New York; London : Norton. p. 343. ISBN   978-0-393-01703-8.
4. Thomas Webster, Mrs. William Parkes (1844). An Encyclopaedia of Domestic Economy. p. 981. Mull muslin is a very thin and soft kind, used for dresses, trimmings, & c . Swiss mull is dressed and stiffened . Seerhand is between nainsork and mull, particularly adapted for dresses, on account of its retaining its clearness after washing.
5. Picken, Mary Brooks (1999-01-01). A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern. Courier Corporation. p. 289. ISBN   978-0-486-40294-9.
6. Smith, Henry Percy (1883). Glossary of Terms and Phrases. D. Appleton. p. 436.