MUSLIN

 

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MUSLIN ORIGINALLY FROM MOSUL, IRAQ IS A VERY FINE, LIGHT, TRANSPARENT FABRIC MADE OF COTTON, WOOL, OR SILK.

1800s dresses made in muslin

Muslin is a very light and fine fabric even if slightly crunchy due to its simple plain weave, thanks to its fine twisted yarn. Originally from the Iraqi city of Mosul, to which it owes its name, it can be made of cotton, wool, and silk. It was in its silk version that the French term then restricted its indicative value. The Italian translation of mousslina is from the eighteenth century. Its recovery takes place and is set in times of autocracy with the Fascist period and its ostracism of foreign words.

For the fabric of this type in cotton or wool the term muslin is preferred. In cotton muslin, weightless were the dresses of Marie Antoinette when she played in her Trianon; of impalpable muslin were the inevitable neckerchiefs (fichu). And if the silk mousseline gave life to dresses, especially skirts, and blouses of the 19th century, it was on the wool muslin that the tailors artists of the Belle Époque and the early 20th century printed the suggestions of contemporary art and those of Orient, for dresses and shawls. In all its versions, muslin has been and continues to be the essential basis of that important and always successful accessory that is the foulard.

Base Of Creations

It’s the beginning of all creations, even to this date. This is how all designers, from amateur to skilled construct the base, variations, and basic trials of their visualization and creativity. It is one of the best fabrics to assess the outcomes of your designs before the actual implementation so that you would not have to waste otherwise expensive fabric. It is also the closest in malleable features and drapability, making this one of the most important fabrics of today.