Haircloth is commonly understood as a stiff, unsupple fabric made from coarse fibre from camelids, bovines, horses, goats, rabbits, hares and reindeers.[1] However, a softer variation is valued in the textile and fashion industries for their rarity, aesthetics and comfort. This is because there are two types of hairs used in making haircloth; a rougher outer “guard coat”, and a softer undercoat.[2] The outer coats are used in coarse fabrics, often applied to upholstery, carpets, underskirts and hairshirts, or cilices, while "luxury fabrics" use the softer undercoat.[2]
- ^ Lakshmanan, Ammayappan; Jose, Seiko; Chakraborty, Sujay (2016). "Luxury Hair Fibers for Fashion Industry". Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry. Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes. pp. 1–38. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-0522-0_1. ISBN 978-981-10-0520-6.
- ^ a b Ryder, Michael L. (1993). "The use of goat hair : an introductory historical review". Anthropozoologica. 17: 38.