Buckram 101
by Lynn McMasters, First published for the November/December 2005 issue of Finery Buckram is an open-weave fabric of cotton or linen that is sized with watersoluble glue. In use for hundreds of years, today it is used in bookbinding, drapery pleats, mask making and hat making. In mask and hat making buckram is used as the substructure and generally covered with fabric. In […]