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  2. History of silk - Wikipedia

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    Silk was made using various breeds of lepidopterans, both wild and domestic. While wild silks were produced in many countries, the Chinese are considered to have been the first to produce silk fabric on a large scale, having the most efficient species of silk moth for silk production, the Bombyx mandarina, and its domesticated descendant ...

  3. William Morris textile designs - Wikipedia

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    In the 1870s, he expanded his activity in woven furnishing textiles. In 1877, he brought a skilled French silk weaver, Jacques Bazin, from Lyon to London, rented a studio at Great Esmond Yard, and established Bazin and his mechanical Jacquard loom there to make woven wooden fabrics. [4]

  4. Textile arts - Wikipedia

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    The prince's capotain hat is made of felt using the most basic of textile techniques. His clothing is made of woven cloth, richly embroidered in silk, and his stockings are knitted. He stands on an oriental rug of wool which softens and warms the floor, and heavy curtains both decorate the room and block cold drafts from the window.

  5. Artificial silk - Wikipedia

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    When made out of bamboo viscose it is also sometimes called bamboo silk. [2] A woman wearing a Utility rayon shirt dress with front-buttoning, 1943. The first successful artificial silks were developed in the 1890s of cellulose fiber and marketed as art silk or viscose, a trade name for a specific manufacturer. [3]

  6. Silk painting - Wikipedia

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    Silk painting refers to paintings on silk. They are a traditional way of painting in Asia. They are a traditional way of painting in Asia. Methods vary, but using traditional supplies of 100% silk fabric, stretched in a frame, and applying textile paints or dyes are the beginnings of the process of making textile art.

  7. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    Scraps of wool fabric from the Bronze Age and Iron Age have been found in the salt mines of Hallstatt Austria. The fabric scraps were residuals of rags used in the mines. The rags, in turn were scraps from worn out garments. The Bronze age fabrics are relatively coarse in part due to the coarse wool available from the sheep at the time.

  8. Brocade - Wikipedia

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    Brocket fabric, also known as brocade, is a rich, decorative textile often made with silk, gold, or silver threads. Originating in ancient China and later gaining popularity in Europe, brocket is prized for its luxurious appeal and intricate woven patterns.

  9. Anna Maria Garthwaite - Wikipedia

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    Harston, Leicestershire, c. 14 March 1688 [2] – October 1763) was an English textile designer known for creating vivid floral designs for silk fabrics hand-woven in Spitalfields, London, in the mid-18th century. Garthwaite was acknowledged as one of the premiere English designers of her day.