Dornix, also known as dornicks and darnacle, is name used for woollen and linen fabrics, first used in the 16th century.[1]
Woollen dornix
Dornix originated in the Belgian town of Tournai (Doornik in Flemish) in the 15th century and was made from a combination of wool and linen.[2] It was a coarse cloth, similar to kersey, and used on beds, hangings, curtains and similar purposes.[3] It was popular in middle-class English homes in the 15th century.[4] Manufacture spread to the Flemish town of Lille, and to Norwich in England, where substantial manufacture continued until the 18th century.[5]
Dornick linens
Dornick (also spelled dornock[6] Dornec or Darnec[7]) was a strong linen damask used for table cloth, wall hangings, etc. Dornick also originated at Tournai.[8][9][10] A similar fabric was Dorrock;[11] the names Dornock and Dorrock are associated with Scotland.[8][10] Dornix or Dornick table linens were made in a number of Scottish centres, especially at Dunfermline, but the association of the word with the name of the town Dornoch is erroneous.[12]
Bibliography
Humphries, Peter (2006). "Heritage Interpretation and Cadw". In Hems, Alison; Blockley, Marion (eds.). Heritage Interpretation. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. pp. 71–82. ISBN9780415237963.
Kerridge, Eric (1985). Textile Manufactures in Early Modern England. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. ISBN978-0-7190-2632-4.
References
^Clive Edwards, "Dornix", Encyclopedia of Furnishing Textiles, Floorcoverings and Home Furnishing Practices, 1200–1950 (Lund Humphreys, 2007), p. 79.