[MR] cotton

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The problem with references to cloth is that some terms have changed over the 
years.  Cotton has been referred to as "tree-wool" in some accounts, adding 
to the confusion.

Fustian was a cotton fabric in a twill weave with a fine silky nap.  In the 
later 15th century and (presumably) onwards, fustian cloth from Naples was 
cheap enough to be a common fabric for workmen's doublets.  I think I read 
somewhere that there is no modern equivalent of fustian, but I think a soft twill 
cotton comes close.

Of course, this is not a justification for the finer cotton weaves.

Do not be ashamed of your cotton twill doublets!

Ly. Elizabeth of Hadley Hall
Inc. Canton of Sudentur
Lozengy Or and Vert a Chief Sable