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                  Textile History
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                  Concise overview of the development of textiles as an industry, from Neolithic times to the Industrial Revolution. From the Textile Guide web site.
                   
                  
                  
                   
                  
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                  Lancashire Textile Project
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                  History of the steam driven weaving industry in the North West of England. Includes pictures and transcripts of interviews with those involved in the industry.
                   
                  
                  
                   
                  
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                  Flax Spinning
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                  Article about the history of flax. Characterization, cultivation, processing and spinning of flax, from 6000 BCE till the present age. From the Kingdom of Ealdormere. Author: Ercadh Padraic.
                   
                  
                  
                   
                  
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                  The 'Industrial Crisis' of the English Textile Towns
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                  Abstract of a paper on the causes of the economic crisis in the traditional English textile manufacturing centers during the period between 1290 and 1340 CE. Full paper on PDF files. Author: John H. Munro.
                   
                  
                  
                   
                  
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                  History of Technology and Work
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                  Comprehensive article on the causes, effects, cultural origins and consequences of the Industrial Revolution, as it began in the English textile industry. Author: Patricia R. Backer.
                   
                  
                  
                   
                  
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