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  2. Weaving - Wikipedia

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    Warp and weft in plain weaving A satin weave, common for silk, in which each warp thread floats over 15 weft threads A 3/1 twill, as used in denim. Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.

  3. Timeline of clothing and textiles technology - Wikipedia

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    Second and revised edition. ©The American Museum of Natural History. A publication of the Anthropological Handbook Fund, New York, 1960. Habib, Irfan (2011). Economic History of Medieval India, 1200-1500. Pearson Education. ISBN 9788131727911. Jenkins, David, ed. (2003). The Cambridge History of Western Textiles. Cambridge University Press.

  4. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    The vase, c. 550-530 B.C.E., depicts two women weaving at an upright loom. The warp threads, which run vertically to a bar at the top, are tied together with weights at the bottom, which hold them taut. The woman on the right runs the shuttle containing the weaving thread across the middle of the warp.

  5. Sewing - Wikipedia

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    Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur and leather clothing using bone, antler or ivory sewing-needles and "thread" made of various animal body parts including sinew, catgut, and veins. [1] [2] For thousands of years, all sewing was done by hand.

  6. Traditional weaving is a practice in patience - AOL

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    Mar. 12—Cherokees and members of the other Native tribes have a long history of weaving, and whether it's with their hands or using a loom, it offers a good lesson in maintaining patience. It's ...

  7. Woollen industry in Wales - Wikipedia

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    Spinning and weaving of sheep's wool dates to prehistoric times in Wales, but only became an important industry when Cistercian monasteries were established in the 12th century. Water-powered fulling mills to finish the cloth enabled rapid expansion of the industry in the 13th century, although spinning and weaving continued to be a cottage ...

  8. Loom - Wikipedia

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    In the center, devices for performing the motions of weaving. Weaving a tapestry on a vertical loom in Konya, Turkey A Turkish carpet loom showing warp threads wrapped around the warp beam, above, and the fell being wrapped onto the cloth beam below. A simple handheld frame loom. Weaving is done on two sets of threads or yarns, which cross one ...

  9. Rainbow Loom - Wikipedia

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    In November 2013 third-graders at St. John the Worker school in Orefield, Pennsylvania participated in a "Rainbow Loom-a-thon", weaving rubber-band bracelets for cancer patients. [12] Rainbow Loom was named one of the three most popular toys of 2013 by Cyber Monday Awards [13] and was the most-searched toy on Google that same year. [14]

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