Bolt (cloth)

For other uses, see Bolt.

Rolls leaving the factory, 2014
Rolls on retail sale, 2019
Specialty cloth; velvet, cloth with sparkles, etc.

A bolt is a piece of cloth woven on a loom or created by a knitting machine,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] as it is processed, stored and/or marketed. Consequently, its dimensions are highly variable – flexible and dependent upon the manufacturing, machinery, quantity, size, thickness and quality of the product.[8] It is a unit used in manufacturing, transport and inventory.[9] It is also used as a descriptor for wallpaper, which uses different fabrication machinery.[A] Being encompassing, it is by its nature a generic and ambiguous term of convenience and context, used to describe fabric and wallpaper.[10][11]

  1. ^ Tortora, Johnson & Merkel 2013, p. 206.
  2. ^ Stern 1937, p. 20.
  3. ^ Ray 2012, p. 81.
  4. ^ Wong 2017, p. 3.
  5. ^ Ahmad et al. 2017, p. 214.
  6. ^ Sarkar, p. 160.
  7. ^ Diagram Group 2008, p. 361.
  8. ^ "How Many Yards On a Bolt of Fabric? (Fabric Bolt Dimensions)". sewingiscool.com. September 21, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020. Typically, a bolt of fabric contains anywhere between 30 and 100 yards of fabric. However, a lot also depends on the type [and thickness] of fabric in question. For example, a bolt of the canvas is generally 39 yards. Widths may include: 35–36 inches (890–910 mm) [up to] ... 108 inches (2,700 mm)
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Historcal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b c Nielson 2007, p. 174.
  11. ^ Bolt Merriam Webster Dictionary.


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