loose-weave

Pink loose-weave throw, PS15, Wilko Four-poster bed, PS219 (single) or PS245 (small double), Cuckooland.com Duvet set, PS24.99, H&M Moroccan pouffe, PS126, Bohemia design.co.uk Rug, PS11, Modern-rugs.co.uk

It also too me a while to figure out that a loose-weave rosti cake was what the menu described as "onion ginger carrot coriander".

The other thing that matters is having a windproof outer layer; loose-weave wool won't keep you very warm when the wind is whipping through it.

The patches are simply a loose-weave cotton mesh that's coated with a mix of drywall compound and plaster.

The Doncaster crew also sent brand new items, loose-weave wool rugs and standing paper-shade lamps, both rescued from Ikea, because they couldn't be sold and were destined for the landfill.

Thin, loose-weave fabrics such as cheesecloth give very little protection.

In their book, The Cleaning Bible (Penguin, pounds 12.99), TV's clean team Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie, advise us to heat up the iron to the warm setting and rub with a tightly-stretched, dampened, loose-weave cotton cloth or towel.

Butter muslin: this inexpensive, loose-weave cotton fabric has coarser threads and less body than other sheers, so curtains and blinds look best gathered and pleated.

Avoid clothes with loose-weave fabrics, such a chiffon and cheesecloth.