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...
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”....