Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Threads of Forgotten Textile Tongues
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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- 1. Printed, glazed cotton fabric from India
- 2. Waterproof fabric whose name comes from the old tar-covered cloth
- 5. Light fabric woven with colored warp and white filling yarn
- 6. Reversible figured fabric often in silk or linen
- 10. Old Japanese fabric dyeing tradition with resist art
- 12. Soft twilled silk or rayon cloth once popular for dresses
- 13. Fabric with a rippled, water-like appearance
- 15. A resist-dyeing technique yielding blurred patterns
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- 3. Tightly woven fabric often used in suits
- 4. Cotton fabric with a textured, waffle-like weave
- 7. Smooth cotton fabric with a satin-like finish
- 8. Lightweight cotton fabric named after a Middle Eastern city
- 9. A weaving style named after its container shape
- 11. Heavy cloth made of cotton or flax and often dyed dark
- 14. Plain-woven cotton fabric often printed with floral patterns
- 16. Wax-resist dyeing method from Indonesia
- 17. Rough woolen fabric originating in Scotland