Thanks for your input, everyone! It sounds like I'd be best off using
coutil or something similar, Saundra's recommendation notwithstanding.
Emily
On 2/6/2012 7:00 PM, Joan Jurancich wrote:
According to Montgomery, "Textiles in America", Nankeen is "a cotton
cloth of plain weave originally sold at Nankin in China and made from
a yellow variety of cotton..." "At least by the mid-eighteenth
century, in the Manchester area it was made of ordinary cotton dyed
yellow. Swatch number 62 in Holker's manuscript is nankeen suitable
for men's waistcoats and trousers which he says wears very well." (see
page 308 for more details)
You might try to find coutil, which is made specifically made for
corsets. It's fairly lightweight, but very strong.
Joan Jurancich
joa...@surewest.net
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