homespuns
Coarse handwoven cloths
Homespuns are fabrics woven at home rather than in factories, typically coarse and loosely woven from wool or linen.
The term extends to clothing made from such fabric, or more broadly to anything plain, simple, and unpretentious: homespun wisdom, homespun values.
The word evokes rural self-sufficiency and rejection of sophistication.
Interlace strands into fabric
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- clothWoven or knit material
- handwovenMade manually on looms
- loomFabric-making frame
wool · cotton · linen · twill · muslin · yarn · unbleached · natural-fiber
Rural and unrefined
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- simpleFree of complexity
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
humble · country · folksy · pastoral · old-fashioned · quaint · earthy · natural
Made manually, not machined
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- needleworkThread-based textile craft
quilting · stitching · homecraft · time-honored · self-sufficient · maker · craftwork
Lack of complexity
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- genuineTruly what it claims
unaffected · salt-of-the-earth · plain-spoken · common-sense · unpretentious · back-to-basics · heartland
weave
Interlace strands into fabric
loom · wool · cotton · linen · twill · muslin · yarn · unbleached · natural-fiber · woven
rustic
Rural and unrefined
unpretentious · humble · country · folksy · pastoral · old-fashioned · quaint · earthy · natural · understated
handcrafted
Made manually, not machined
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
needlework · quilting · stitching · homecraft · time-honored · self-sufficient · maker · craftwork
simplicity
Lack of complexity
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
genuine · unaffected · salt-of-the-earth · plain-spoken · common-sense · unpretentious · back-to-basics · heartland
garments
Articles of clothing
homespunssophisticates
Worldly, cultured individuals
cosmopolitans · refined manners · ornate prose · pretensions