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  2. Hudson's Bay point blanket - Wikipedia

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    A Hudson's Bay point blanket is a type of wool blanket traded by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in British North America, now Canada and the United States, from 1779 to present. [1] The blankets were typically traded to First Nations in exchange for beaver pelts as an important part of the North American fur trade .

  3. Pendleton Woolen Mills - Wikipedia

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    A vintage Pendleton Woolen Mills blanket under a mosquito net. The company began to expand their product line into other woolen textile products and later into apparel. In 1912 the company opened a weaving mill in Washougal, Washington (across the Columbia River from Portland) for the production of woolen fabrics used in suits and other clothing.

  4. Navajo weaving - Wikipedia

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    Navajo weaving (Navajo: diyogí) are textiles produced by Navajo people, who are based near the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade items for more than 150 years. Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy.

  5. Mackinaw jacket - Wikipedia

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    Mackinaw jacket. Appearance. Statue of Paul Bunyan wearing a mackinaw jacket, in Bangor, Maine. The mackinaw jacket, also known as a mackinaw coat, [ 1 ] is a short double-breasted coat made of a thick heavy woollen material, generally with a red-and-black plaid pattern. [ 2 ]

  6. Mackinaw cloth - Wikipedia

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    Mackinaw cloth is a heavy and dense water-repellent woolen cloth, similar to Melton cloth but using a tartan pattern, often "buffalo plaid". It was used to make a short coat of the same name, sometimes with a doubled shoulder. These jackets have their origins on the Canadian frontier and were later made famous by Canadian and American loggers ...

  7. Cowichan knitting - Wikipedia

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    Cowichan knitting is an acculturated art form, a combination of European textile techniques and Salish spinning and weaving methods. From this union, new tools, techniques and designs developed over the years. Cowichan sweaters are also called Siwash sweaters,[1] Indian sweaters, curling sweaters or sometimes Mary Maxim sweaters.

  8. Capote (garment) - Wikipedia

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    Capote (garment) The River Road by Cornelius Krieghoff, 1855 (Three habitants wearing capotes) A capote (French: [kapɔt]) or capot (French: [kapo]) is a long wrap-style wool coat with a hood. From the early days of the North American fur trade, both indigenous peoples and European Canadian settlers fashioned wool blankets into "capotes" as a ...

  9. History of sewing patterns - Wikipedia

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    History of sewing patterns. A sewing pattern is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto woven or knitted fabrics before being cut out and assembled. Patterns are usually made of paper, and are sometimes made of sturdier materials like paperboard or cardboard if they need to be more robust to withstand repeated use.

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