Swiss Bolting Cloth

A gauze weave fabric woven from silk yarns in the gum state and fine reed and pick. A very firm finish is given to the cloth. Used for fine sifting, stencils, dress trimmings, and wig foundations (also known as Millers Gauze). Originally made of woollen yams, then linen, and used for sifting flour after being ground. The term is derived from Bolter, a sieve (see Swiss Bolting Cloth)

A Swiss fabric used by flour millers. It is used to sift any ground material. It is made in pieces or in covers to fit any machine or appliance. Only the best Italian silk yarn is used and the fabric is carefully woven on hand looms and the texture is most uniform. It is elastic and of exceptional strength. The weavers do the work in their own homes. Standard width is 40-in., but it is also made 24-in., 28-in., and 34-in. wide. Made in numerous qualities and all are plain weave. Principal brands are: Excelsior, Bodmer, Dupour, Wydler and Schindler.