The Textile Industry
Link ID 128419
Title The Textile Industry
Url http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Textiles.htm
Description Comprehensive collection of articles on inventions, inventors and entrepreneurs in the British textile industry of the 18th and 19th centuries. Also, descriptions of the conditions in textile mills, factory workers and child labor. From Spartacus Schoolnet.
Category Textiles and Nonwovens > Textiles > Resources > History > Articles and Studies
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Date Jul 19, 2006
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1. Richard Guest: The Steam Loom, 1823
  Short article about the history of the steam driven weaving loom which caused an explosion in output and a sharp reduction in labor costs.
Category:   Textiles and Nonwovens > Textiles > Resources > History > Articles and Studies


2. Indian Trade Blankets
  Short history of the woollen blanket, which was an important trading commodity between settlers, trappers and explorers and Native Americans in the 19th century. From the Collectors' Guide.
Category:   Textiles and Nonwovens > Textiles > Resources > History > Articles and Studies


3. A Brief Social History of Navajo Weaving
  Detailed description of Navajo weaving techniques, probably dating back to the 17th century, and a review of their social and economic history. Links to related sites. From the Collectors' Guide.
Category:   Textiles and Nonwovens > Textiles > Resources > History > Articles and Studies


4. Mud Cloth From Mali: Its Making and Use
  Extensive paper about the history, manufacture and applications of traditional Mali mud cloth. Author: Elsje S. Toerien.
Category:   Textiles and Nonwovens > Textiles > Resources > History > Articles and Studies


5. Conservation of Post-Byzantine Textiles
  Article about an ongoing project of the Iasi University's Faculty of Textile and Leather Engineering, dedicated to the evaluation and conservation of historic textiles. Authors: O. Marincas and A. Grigoriu.
Category:   Textiles and Nonwovens > Textiles > Resources > History > Articles and Studies




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