Bolt of cloth

A bolt is a piece of cloth woven on a loom or created by a knitting machine, as it is processed, stored or marketed. Consequently, its dimensions are highly variable – flexible and dependent upon the manufacturing, machinery, quantity, size, thickness and quality of the product. It is a unit used in manufacturing, transport and inventory.

It is also used as a descriptor for wallpaper, which uses different fabrication machinery.
Being encompassing, it is by its nature a generic and ambiguous term of convenience and context, used to describe fabric and wallpaper.

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LAWNLINEN

Lightweight lawn fabrics, fine linens, and breathable summer textiles.

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