Linsey-woolsey is a rough cloth made of linen and wool. It is hand-woven and hand-spun with the linen threads running lengthwise, and the wool running crosswise.
Linsey-woolsey was made by early American colonists and by pioneers of the American West until after the American Civil War (1861-1865). They used linen threads because they did not have enough wool. Today, few people make linsey-woolsey.
