Seerhand muslin (Seerhand) was a plain weave thin cotton fabric produced in the
Indian subcontinent.
Texture
Seerhand was a kind of
muslin cloth.[1][2] It has a texture in between
nainsook and mull (another muslin type, a very thin and soft). The fabric was resistant to washing, retaining its clearness.[3][4][5][6]
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abThomas Webster, Mrs. William Parkes (1844).
An Encyclopaedia of Domestic Economy. p. 981. Mull muslin is a very thin and soft kind , used for dresses , trimmings , & c . Swiss mull is dressed and stiffened . Seerhand is between nainsork and mull , particularly adapted for dresses , on account of its retaining its clearness after washing.