Satinets

Satinets

Satinets are a finely woven cloth.cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/satinets|title="the online dictionary/thesaurus/satinets"|publisher=the online dictionary|accessdate=2007-11-10] The texture then resembles satin. The process was developed in Mesopotamia, 5000BC. The fibers may be natural as in cotton, woolens or cashmere wool, or synthetic. The process of manufacturing satinets in the U.S. began circa 1820 at the Capron Mills in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.cite book |last= Marvin |first= AP |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= History of Worcester County, Massachusetts, Embracing a Comprehensive History of the County from its earliest beginnings to the present time; Vol. lI |publisher= CF Jewitt and Company |date= 1879 |location= Boston, MA |pages= 146 |url= |doi= |id= |isbn= ] See also Bernat Mill. The definition from the online dictionary is as follows. "Noun 1. satinet - a fabric with a finish resembling satin but made partly or wholly from cotton or synthetic fiber".

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*cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/satinets|title="the online dictionary/thesaurus/satinets"|publisher=the online dictionary|accessdate=2007-11-10
*cite book |last= Marvin |first= AP |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= History of Worcester County, Massachusetts, Embracing a Comprehensive History of the County from its earliest beginnings to the present time; Vol. lI |publisher= CF Jewitt and Company |date= 1879 |location= Boston, MA |pages= 146 |url= |doi= |id= |isbn=


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