Significant among the early innovators were James H. de W. Waller (1884-1968) who in 1934 patented a fabric-formed system using hessian (burlap) fabric for numerous building components and in 1948 ...

This would render the vessels extremely resistant to high temperatures. In addition, Hessian fabrics contain 20–40 vol% of subangular or spheroidal quartz grains, resulting from the mixing of ...