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The Spinning World: A Global History of Cotton Textiles, 1200-1850
Cotton textiles were the first good to achieve a truly global reach. For many centuries muslins and calicoes from the Indian subcontinent were demanded in the trading worlds of the Indian Ocean and the eastern Mediterranean. After 1500, new circuits of exchange were developed. Of these, the early-modern European craze for Indian calicoes and the huge nineteenth-century export trade in Lancashire goods, and subsequent deindustrialization of the Indian subcontinent, are merely the best known. These … Read entire article »
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Navaho Weaving: Its Technic and History (Native American)
First published in 1934 Detailed and comprehensive study of the techniques of primitive weaving, from the building of the loom with materials at hand to the cleaning, carding and handling the raw wool from the sheared sheep It is a remarkable accounting of a primitive people developing a most sophisticated skill. At the time this book was first published in 1934, no non-Navajo Indian or … Read entire article »
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A History of Mechanical Inventions, Revised Edition
This revised and updated classic explores the importance of technological innovation in the cultural and economic history of the West. Topics include technology of textile manufacture from primitive times, water wheels and wind mills, clocks and watches, and invention of printing. “Without peer in its field.” — American Scientist. Sale Price:$10.56 Read More … Read entire article »
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From Baskets to Tapestries: A Brief History of Weaving & Looms
The use of weaving and looms is one of the most ancient art and cultural forms, combining both practicality and beauty as craftsmanship developed through the ages. Weaving likely began with the creation of ancient baskets, and grew in sophistication as the technique transitioned to use in fabrics for clothing. Early African and Arabian cultures used many kinds of looms that resembled the rigid heddle looms of today. Early American settlers used both box and tape looms … Read entire article »
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