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Of the Same Stripe – Tinsmiths’ Ticking Fabric

Of the Same Stripe – Tinsmiths’ Ticking Fabric

by Daisy Cameron-Eveleigh | 3 May, 2022 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

Acquiring its’ name from the Greek theka and Latin tica both meaning covering, ticking fabric is a tightly woven simple stripe. Traditionally a dense herringbone or twill weave, used through previous centuries to cover mattresses and pillows to prevent the straw or...
MAGNIF-ECO: Tinsmiths Recycled Fabrics

MAGNIF-ECO: Tinsmiths Recycled Fabrics

by Daisy Cameron-Eveleigh | 3 Nov, 2021 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

The growth and production of textiles for both apparel and for the home has been an ongoing, progressive industry since the early days of human civilisation. The importance of cloth in our daily lives has been and always will be paramount; from simple linens and...
Ticking Fabrics

Ticking Fabrics

by claredelatorre | 27 May, 2019 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

Ticking fabric was traditionally a very densely woven cotton herringbone or twill weave cloth used for making mattress & pillow cases. The derivation of the word ‘Ticking’, material used to cover pillows and mattresses, is from the Greek theke, “receptacle”....

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