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2. Cloth of gold - Wikipedia

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   Cloth of gold woven with golden strips. Cloth of gold or gold cloth (Latin: Tela aurea) is a fabric woven with a gold-wrapped or spun weft—referred to as "a spirally spun gold strip". In most cases, the core yarn is silk, wrapped (filé) with a band or strip of high content gold. In rarer instances, fine linen and wool have been used as the core.

3. Goldwork (embroidery) - Wikipedia

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   Goldwork is always surface embroidery and free embroidery; the vast majority is a form of laid work or couching; that is, the gold threads are held onto the surface of the fabric by a second thread, usually of fine silk. The ends of the thread, depending on type, are simply cut off, or are pulled through to the back of the embroidery and ...

4. Chinese ornamental gold silk - Wikipedia

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   Gold powder was also used in the printing of silk in ancient China. [3] Gold powder originated first, and was used later than gold foil. [1] [3] After manufacture, gold powder is mixed with a suitable binder before being applied to the surface of silk yarns [note 2] or fabrics. [1] Gold powder was used as early as the 2nd century AD. [1]

5. Butcher's linen - Wikipedia

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   It was a plain weave fabric made with coarse linen yarns. [1] The fabric was rough, stiff and heavy. Linen was mostly used for Butcher's Linen due to its simple washability, but cotton was also used in some cases. [3] [4]

6. Linens - Wikipedia

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   A close-up of the texture of hand-woven linen fabric made in the early 20th century in the Balkans. An illustration of how to darn linen, from the Encyclopedia of Needlework (1884) by Thérèse de Dillmont. A French armoire with home linens arranged in a traditional manner, with embroidered dust covers over the shelves.

7. Online shopping - Wikipedia

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   Immediately after, Amazon.com launched its online shopping site in 1995 and eBay was also introduced in 1995. [14] Alibaba's sites Taobao and Tmall were launched in 2003 and 2008, respectively. Retailers are increasingly selling goods and services prior to availability through "pretail" for testing, building, and managing demand. [citation needed]