What is "masslin"? A kind of fabric? Made of what?

Question

Trying to figure out if I should be masslin towels.

There IS such a thing as masslin. And people, Wikipedia is not an official encyclopedia of facts which makes it an UNRELIABLE SOURCE! If you don't know what Masslin is or have never heard of it, don't bother answering the question.

OH BROTHERRR! lol No, I actually work for company that sells ACTUAL M-A-S-S-L-I-N Towels!!! I need to write a product description for the item! I am trying to get an idea of what the texture is like! Like I said - IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS OR YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT, DO NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION!

Answer 1

I can understand how frustrating it is for you when people think you misspelled the word you were asking about. I checked it out and found a site that lists everything about masslin or masslin items including the towels. I genuinely hope this can help you. The site is: http://www.reference.com/search?q=masslin%20towel&r=d&db=web . Goodluck!

Answer 2

Not sure if you perhaps misspelled the word, but a search at Wikipedia showed no result. But if you are looking at some cloth material, there is a reference for muslin. "Muslin is a type of finely-woven cotton fabric, introduced to Europe from the Middle East in the 17th century. Its first recorded use in England was in 1670. It was named for the city where Europeans first encountered it, Mosul, in what is now Iraq, but the fabric actually originated from Dhaka in what is now Bangladesh. [1]"

We used muslin in the theater to cover our flat constructions which was then sized and then painted. It was like a thin canvas. Hope this is what you were looking for. If it is do a search on this spelling.

Answer 3

Have you seen the word written down as 'masslin' ?? Or just heard it spoken?? That can make a difference - often with the English language words don't look how you think they would from the sound.

Muslin is likely to be the fabric that is meant. It would not work for towels as it is too thin and not at all absorbent.

Answer 4

You may be thinking of muslin. Muslin is a type of fabric made out of cotton. It is a very basic woven fabric, most often bleached white or left undyed. Because it is so basic and so inexpensive it is often used by sewers to create and fit a test garment before using more expensive fabric.

Answer 5

Looking around, the only thing I have found is a wood-pulp based toweling - http://search.instawares.com/masslin.0.3.0.htm
http://www.frhamsafety.com/nuclear/masslin/dustcloths.htm
http://www.escapeconcepts.com/Store/index.htm?1092.htm&1