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In the 20th century, the industry had expanded to such a degree that such educational institutions as UC Davis established a Division of Textiles and Clothing, [87] The University of Nebraska-Lincoln also created a Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design that offers a Masters of Arts in Textile History, [88] and Iowa State University ...
c. 50,000 BC – A discovered twisted fibre (a 3-ply cord fragment) indicates the likely use of clothing, bags, nets and similar technology by Neanderthals in southeastern France. [1] [2] c. 27000 BC – Impressions of textiles and basketry and nets left on small pieces of hard clay in Europe. [3] c. 25000 BC – Venus figurines depicted with ...
The weavings, made from plant fibres, are dated between 10,100 and 9080 BCE. [17] [18] In 2013 a piece of cloth woven from hemp was found in burial F. 7121 at the Çatalhöyük site, [19] suggested to be from around 7000 BCE [20] [21] Further finds come from the Neolithic civilisation preserved in the pile dwellings in Switzerland. [22]
Bark is an older known fabric; ancient people around the world wore bark cloth daily until woven fabrics replaced it. In Indonesia, the bark cloth is associated with the Torajan people, who made it from the fermentation of inner bark of certain local trees, mulberry and pandanus. The Torajans used stones and wooden beaters to produce bark cloth ...
In 1760, approximately one-third of cotton cloth manufactured in Britain was exported, rising to two-thirds by 1800. In 1781, cotton spun amounted to 5.1 million pounds, which increased to 56 million pounds by 1800. In 1800, less than 0.1% of world cotton cloth was produced on machinery invented in Britain.
At the height of the industry the Arte della Lana directly employed 30.000 workers and indirectly about a third of Florence's population, and produced 100,000 lengths of cloth annually. The Arte della Lana saw all the processes from the raw baled wool through the final cloth, woven at numerous looms scattered in domiciles throughout the city.
Kelleter cloth mill in Aachen, c. 1808. The textile industry in Aachen has a history that dates back to the Middle Ages. [1]: 175 [2] [3] The Imperial city of Aachen was the main woolen center of the Rhineland. [4] Certain kind of woolens made there were illustrated as "Aachen fine cloth" (German: Aachener Feintuche). [5]
In addition to woven dress and furnishing fabrics, Byzantine workshops were also known for woven tapestries and richly embroidered textiles with decoration that often included figurative scenes. The most impressive example to survive is the 10th century " Bamberger Gunthertuch ", a woven tapestry [ 26 ] piece over two metres square, with a ...