> In the US, calico is a printed fabric with little flowers all over it that > the pioneer ladies wore when they traveled west in wagon trains. > However, I think that this would not be very useful in a reticella class. I > am wondering if calico is a plain white cotton cloth, or perhaps a solid > colored cloth in Australia or England. The size of the calico is exactly the size > of the special linen that we are working on, so I wonder if it is supposed to > be a contrasting background or something. I have never done this kind of > work before. > Devon > Having moved from England to the US, I was confused by this in reverse. In the UK, calico is as you say a plain cotton cloth (usually unbleached) so what is called muslin here in the States. Sue
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