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Bolt (fabric)

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rolls of fabric,

A bolt is a commercial unit of measurement.[1] It is a roll of cloth woven on a loom or created by a knitting machine.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] It is also used as a descriptor for wallpaper, which uses different fabrication machinery.[9] Being all encompassing, it is by its nature a generic and ambiguous term of convenience and context, used to describe fabric and wallpaper[9][10] as it is processed, stored and/or marketed. Consequently, its dimensions are highly variable — flexible and dependent upon the manufacturing, machinery, quantity, size, thickness and quality of the product.[11] It is a unit used in manufacturing, transport and inventory.[12]

In modern production[edit]

Bolts[upper-alpha 1] have a significant role in several stages of textile finishing.[citation needed]

Unit[edit]

The length of a bolt varied according to the type of material measured.[1][11] The length is usually either 40 or 100 yards (37 or 91 m), but varies depending on the fabric being referred to; for example, a bolt of canvas is traditionally 39 yards (36 m). The width of a bolt is usually 45 or 60 inches (110 or 150 cm), [16] but widths may include 35–36 inches (890–910 mm), 39 inches (990 mm), 41 inches (1,000 mm), 44–45 inches (1,100–1,100 mm), 50 inches (1,300 mm), 52–54 inches (1,300–1,400 mm), 58–60 inches (1,500–1,500 mm) and 66 inches (1,700 mm), 72 inches (1,800 mm), 96 inches (2,400 mm), and 108 inches (2,700 mm).

The word has been long lived. For example, Herman Melville, “All Astir”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition wrote: "Not only were the old sails being mended, but new sails were coming on board, and bolts of canvas, and coils of rigging; in short, everything betokened that the ship's preparations were hurrying to a close."[17] It is also the standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards (36 m).[18]

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  1. Encarta opines that in textiles, it means "a rolled length of woven goods or wallpaper."[13] Bolt has been defined as “A bolt of cloth is a long wide piece of it that is wound into a roll round a piece of cardboard.”[14] Bolt “in the sense of bale” is a noun. E.g., “bolts of black silk” with synonyms that include: amount, bale, packet, quantity, reel, and roll.[15] The foregoing list only scratches the surface of synonyms for Bolt as it relates to fabrics.[12]

Citations[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rowlett & University of North Carolina 2001, p. [1].
  2. Tortora, Johnson & Merkel 2013, p. 206.
  3. Stern 1937, p. 20.
  4. Ray 2012, p. 81.
  5. Wong 2017, p. 3.
  6. Ahmad, Afzel & Ahmad 2017, p. 214.
  7. Sarkar, p. 160.
  8. Diagram Group 2008, p. 361.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Nielson 2007, p. 174.
  10. Bolt Merriam Webster Dictionary.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "How Many Yards On a Bolt of Fabric? (Fabric Bolt Dimensions)". sewingiscool.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020. Typically, a bolt of fabric contains anywhere between 30 and 100 yards of fabric. However, a lot also depends on the type [and thickness] of fabric in question. For example, a bolt of the canvas is generally 39 yards. Widths may include: 35–36 inches (890–910 mm) [up to] ... 108 inches (2,700 mm)
  12. 12.0 12.1 Bolt. University of Glasgow’s Historical Thesaurus of English (2nd ed.). University of Glasgow. ISBN 978-0199208999. OCLC 18409912. Search this book on
  13. Encarta World English Dictionary. New York, New York USA: St. Martin's Press. 1999. p. 197. Search this book on
  14. Bolt. Collins Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged (11th ed.). Search this book on
  15. Bolt. Collins Thesaurus. Search this book on
  16. "How Wide Is a Bolt of Fabric?". Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2013-06-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  17. "Herman Melville, “All Astir”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: (Richard Bentley, OCLC 57395299, page 106.
  18. 24 March 1774 , Stamford Mercury - "Mr. Cole, Basket-maker...has lost near 300 boults of rods" https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000254/17740324/001/0001 (subscription required)

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