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What are the origins and meaning of the fabric name "seersucker"?

Question #151467. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Jul 26 2024.
Originally posted Jul 26 2024 7:54 PM.

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The word seersucker comes from the Farsi words shîr and shakar which translate into English as milk and sugar!
Seersucker is made by slack-tension weave. The threads are wound onto the two warp beams in groups of 10 to 16 for a narrow stripe. The stripes are always in the warp direction and on grain. Today, seersucker is produced by a limited number of manufacturers. It is a low-profit, high-cost item because of its slow weaving speed.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seersucker
Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Jul 26 2024.
Jul 26 2024, 7:57 PM
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