Scarfing
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This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Scarfing
Scarfing. A cotton fabric, 18 inches in width, used for embroidering scarfs or covers for bedroom-dressers. When woven in fancy open patterns it is sometimes called scrim scarfing ; also made in linen.
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