Knowledge (XXG)

Oilcloth

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Historically, pre-19th century, oilcloth was one of very few flexible, waterproof materials that were widely available. Leather was expensive—very expensive in large pieces and required regular maintenance if it got wet. Oilcloth was used as an outer waterproof layer for luggage, whether wooden
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Overlaps between sheets of fresh oilcloth would amalgamate naturally when pressed together. This tendency also led to the cloth sticking together when folded. The cloth was waxed or dusted with pumice to reduce sticking when folding was required.
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of this era would incorporate one or more short capes over the shoulders. These capes were made in one piece and covered the inevitable shoulder seams in the main garment. These capes remain today in garments such as the
62:. The modern oil is less toxic, but also less suitable for making oilcloth. Re-enactors may boil their own oil in the search for a correctly coloured oilcloth. Oilcloth used for weatherproofing may have used a mixture of 100:
Seams in traditional oilcloth could be coated after sewing to reduce leakage through their stitching. This was generally unsatisfactory for clothing though and so
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Boiled linseed oil was prepared by a long boiling of linseed oil with metal salts, originally
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developed and began to gradually replace oilcloth, especially for clothing.
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trunks or flexible satchels, and for carriages and weatherproof clothing.
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The most familiar recent use was for brightly printed kitchen
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Index


cotton duck
linen
boiled linseed oil
lead dross
lead
manganese
sienna
umber
tenter frame
sized
gelatine
overcoats
Ulster
Inverness
waxed cotton
Mackintosh
tablecloths
bedrolls
sou'westers
tents
polyvinyl chloride
non-woven
Glossary of textile manufacturing
Gore-Tex
Oilskin
Waxed cotton


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