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{{Short description|Sheer, plain-woven cotton fabric}} |
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[[File:Xiquets Torrent - Organdí (26675711050).jpg|thumb|right|Little girl in an organdy dress. Circa 1900. [[Valencian Museum of Ethnology]] collection.]] |
[[File:Xiquets Torrent - Organdí (26675711050).jpg|thumb|right|Little girl in an organdy dress. Circa 1900. [[Valencian Museum of Ethnology]] collection.]] |
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'''Organdy''' is a lightweight [[plain weave]] [[cotton]] [[Textile|fabric]] with features of [[Sheer fabric|sheerness]] and crispness.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Elsasser|first=Virginia Hencken|url=http://archive.org/details/textiles00virg|title=Textiles : concepts and principles|date=2005|publisher=New York, NY : Fairchild Publications|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-1-56367-300-9|pages=126}}</ref><ref>Le Van, Marthe (2009). [https://books.google.com/books?id=fJlcB_ne2OAC&pg=PA10 ''Stitched Jewels: Jewelry That's Sewn, Stuffed, Gathered & Frayed''], p. 10. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.</ref> |
'''Organdy''' is a lightweight [[plain weave]] [[cotton]] [[Textile|fabric]] with features of [[Sheer fabric|sheerness]] and crispness.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Elsasser|first=Virginia Hencken|url=http://archive.org/details/textiles00virg|title=Textiles : concepts and principles|date=2005|publisher=New York, NY : Fairchild Publications|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-1-56367-300-9|pages=126}}</ref><ref>Le Van, Marthe (2009). [https://books.google.com/books?id=fJlcB_ne2OAC&pg=PA10 ''Stitched Jewels: Jewelry That's Sewn, Stuffed, Gathered & Frayed''], p. 10. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.</ref> |
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Organdy is a lightweight plain weave cotton fabric with features of sheerness and crispness.[1][2]
Its sheerness and crispness is the result of an acid finish, where the fabric is treated with sulfuric acid solution for a short period and then neutralized to remove excessive acid. The process is named "parchmentising".[3]
It comes in three types of finishes: "Stiff" is most commonly used, but "semi-stiff" and "soft" finishes are also available. The latter two finishes are more popular for summer wear and draped apparel, whereas the first is more popular for loose apparel and home textiles such as dresses and curtains.
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