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2. Textile sample - Wikipedia

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   A small sample, usually taken from existing fabric, is called a swatch, whilst a larger sample, made as a trial to test print production methods, is called a strike off. For plain-dyed fabrics it is called a lab-dip , and for yarn-dyed fabrics (like stripes and checks), it is called a handloom .

3. Shweshwe - Wikipedia

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   Sotho woman wearing a brown shweshwe dress. Shweshwe (/ ˈ ʃ w ɛ ʃ w ɛ /) [1] is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional Southern African clothing. [2] [3] Originally dyed indigo, the fabric is manufactured in a variety of colours and printing designs characterised by intricate geometric patterns.

4. Textile arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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   The fabric had turned into peat, but was still identifiable. Many bodies at the site had been wrapped in fabric before burial. Eighty-seven pieces of fabric were found associated with 37 burials. Researchers have identified seven different weaves in the fabric. One kind of fabric had 26 strands per inch (10 strands per centimeter).

5. Seersucker - Wikipedia

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   The fabric made a comeback among teenage girls in the 1990s, and again in the 2010s. [21] Beginning in 1996, the US Senate held a Seersucker Thursday in June, where the participants dress in traditionally Southern clothing, [22] but the tradition was discontinued in June 2012. It was revived by members of the US Senate in 2014.

6. Negro cloth - Wikipedia

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   Negro cloth or Lowell cloth was a coarse and strong cloth used for slaves' clothing in the West Indies and the Southern Colonies. [1] [2] [3] The cloth was imported from Europe (primarily Wales) in the 18th and 19th centuries. [4] [5] The name Lowell cloth came from the town Lowell in Massachusetts, United States, where the cloth was produced. [6]

7. King Charles Quips 'I'm Still Alive' at Final Engagement ...

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   King Charles cracked a joke about longevity during his final day out for work before the royal family convenes for Christmas.. On Dec. 20, the King, 76, and Queen Camilla attended a reception at ...