Cambric
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Cambric or batiste is a fine dense cloth. It is a lightweight plain-weave fabric, originally from the commune of Cambrai, woven greige, then bleached, piece-dyed, and often glazed or calendered. Initi
White applique on linen batiste, a type of cambric, with needlepoint fillings
Morning blouse made of cambric
Corsage made of cambric (1898)
A blue chambray fabric, made of a blend of linen and cotton, with blue warp and white filling
Gingham
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Gingham, also called Vichy check, is a medium-weight balanced plain-woven fabric typically with tartan, striped, or check duotone patterns, in bright colour and in white made from dyed cotton or cotto
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…American English in the early 19th century. Though the term generally refers to a cotton plain weave with a coloured warp and a white weft, close to gingham, "silk chambray" seems to have coexisted. Chambray was often produced during this period by the same weavers producing gingham. White linen cambric or…
Gingham cloth with green and white checks
Gingham patterns in a 1911 Macy's catalogue