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Before the 1760s, textile production was a cottage industry using mainly flax and wool. A typical weaving family would own one handloom, which would be operated by the man with help of a boy; the wife, girls and other women could make sufficient yarn for that loom. The knowledge of textile production had existed for centuries.
For example, since Continental industry relied on English wool, and export embargoes could 'bring whole areas to the brink of starvation and economic ruin', the wool trade was a powerful political tool. Likewise, taxes on the wool trade financed Edward I's wars and enabled England to conduct the Hundred Years' War with better resources than ...
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Textile mills in the United Kingdom (6 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Textile industry of the United Kingdom" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Textile mills owned by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation (56 P) Pages in category "Textile manufacturers of England" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
Textile mills owned by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation (56 P) Pages in category "Cotton industry in England" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total.
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Pages in category "Textile mills in England" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... This page was last edited on 14 December 2017, at 06:22 ...