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Irish linen [′ī·rish ′lin·ən] (textiles) Thin linen fabric woven of Irish flax. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They will drink from giant cafe au lait mugs and wipe their fingers on fine Irish linen. Wartime, then, brought conditions conducive to change in the Irish linen industry, both in the composition of its gendered wor force, and in the application of new technologies to spinning flax and weaving linen. On Front Street, check out Trimmingham's department store; Gosling's Wine & Spirit Merchant, makers of black Bermudian rum; Heritage House for watercolor and oil paintings and prints, including those by black abstractionist Robert Bassett; the House of Linens (Reid Street, Washington Mall) for hand-embroidered tablecloths or The Irish Linen Shop (corner of Front and Queen Streets) for hand-embroidered linen and lace from Ireland, France and Belgium. |
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