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2. Irish linen - Wikipedia

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   Irish linen (Irish: Línéadach Éireannach [1]) is the name given to linen produced in Ireland (including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). Linen is cloth woven from, or yarn spun from, flax fibre , which was grown in Ireland for many years before advanced agricultural methods and more suitable climate led to the ...

3. Madapollam - Wikipedia

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   Madapollam's linen weave pattern.. Madapollam / ˌ m æ d ə ˈ p ɒ l ə m / is a soft cotton fabric manufactured from fine yarns with a dense pick laid out in linen weave.Madapollam is used as an embroidery and handkerchief fabric and as a base for fabric printing.

4. Clare embroidery - Wikipedia

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   Clare embroidery was a style of Irish textile art established at the Clare Embroidery School, which was founded by Florence Vere O'Brien. Using floral and geometric designs, often in blue and white threads, pieces decorated in this style were exhibited in Ireland, England and America. Queen Victoria purchased smocks decorated with Clare embroidery.

5. Thomas Ferguson & Co Ltd - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Ferguson Irish Linen is the last remaining of the old established Irish linen Jacquard weavers in Ireland. Situated in Banbridge , Northern Ireland it has been weaving since 1854. The Company, bears the name of its founder, Thomas Ferguson (1820–1900), who was born at Clare, near the village of Waringstown in County Down .

6. Spence Bryson - Wikipedia

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   Spence Bryson was founded as Spence, Bryson & Co. Ltd in 1885 by John Bell Bryson and Thomas Henry Spence in Portadown, County Armagh. [1] John Bell Bryson (c.1859-1923) was born in County Down, [2] and apprenticed in the linen trade to Robert Glass of Portadown, while Thomas Henry Spence (c.1854-1937) was born in County Armagh, [3] and was apprenticed to Hamilton Robb in Portadown.

7. Embroidery - Wikipedia

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   Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. In modern days, embroidery is usually seen on hats, clothing, blankets, and handbags. Embroidery is available in a wide variety of thread or yarn ...