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2. Churchill Weavers - Wikipedia

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   Churchill Weavers was a handweaving company that operated from 1922 to 2007 in Berea, Kentucky, an area of Appalachia long associated with handcrafts. Color postcard showing the Churchill Weavers building, ca. 1950. It was the first company to mass-produce handwoven products for a national market. [1]: 9 [2]: 9 [3]: unnumbered [4]: 1

3. Shantipur Handloom Industry - Wikipedia

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   "Shantipur Kuthi" was closed in 1818 AD due to lack of demand. After the closure of Kuthi, weavers and handloom workers (both men and women) faced severe financial problems. [24] Later the English company inspired the weavers to weave finer fabrics, causing Shantipur's weaving and handloom industries to temporarily regain prominence. [25]

4. Worshipful Company of Weavers - Wikipedia

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   Arms of the Worshipful Company of Weavers. The Worshipful Company of Weavers is the most ancient of the Livery Companies in the City of London. [1] It existed in the year 1130, and was perhaps formed earlier. The company received a Royal Charter in 1155. At present, the Company retains a connection to textiles through its contributions to the ...

5. Salish weaving - Wikipedia

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   Salish are skilled weavers and knitters of the Pacific Northwest. They are most noted for their beautiful twill blankets, many of which are very old. The adoption of new fabrics, dyes, and weaving techniques allow us to study a wide variety of Salish weavings today.

6. Draper Corporation - Wikipedia

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   A temple is part of a loom used to improve the edges of the fabric. The improvement allowed a weaver to run two power looms instead of one. Its labor-saving feature appealed to Ira, and he decided to push its sale to weavers in the area. In 1829 he took out a patent for an improvement on his original invention.

7. Loom - Wikipedia

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   A drawloom requires two operators, the weaver, and an assistant called a "drawboy" to manage the figure harness. The earliest confirmed drawloom fabrics come from the State of Chu and date c. 400 BC. [21] Some scholars speculate an independent invention in ancient Syria, since drawloom fabrics found in Dura-Europas are thought to date before ...