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  2. Linsey-woolsey - Wikipedia

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    Linsey-woolsey (less often, woolsey-linsey or in Scots, wincey) is a coarse twill or plain-woven fabric woven with a linen warp and a woollen weft. Similar fabrics woven with a cotton warp and woollen weft in Colonial America were also called linsey-woolsey or wincey. [1][2] The name derives from a combination of lin (an archaic word for flax ...

  3. Textiles of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    After the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, the production of cloth and the wearing of clothes in Mesoamerica changed drastically. Most pre-Hispanic forms of dress and body adornment were banned by the Spanish as "uncivilized." Indigenous, European and Asian fabrics influenced Mexican cloth production by the mid colonial period.

  4. History of cotton - Wikipedia

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    The history of cotton can be traced from its domestication, through the important role it played in the history of India, the British Empire, and the United States, to its continuing importance as a crop and commodity. The history of the domestication of cotton is very complex and is not known exactly. [1]

  5. Calico - Wikipedia

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    Calico (/ ˈkælɪkoÊŠ /; in British usage since 1505) [1] is a heavy [2] plain-woven textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. It may also contain unseparated husk parts. The fabric is far coarser than muslin, but less coarse and thick than canvas or denim.

  6. Homespun movement - Wikipedia

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    The homespun movement was started in 1767 by Quakers in Boston, Massachusetts, to encourage the purchase of goods, especially apparel, manufactured in the American Colonies. [1] The movement was created in response to the British Townshend Acts of 1767 and 1768, in the early stages of the American Revolution. [2][3]

  7. Rayadillo - Wikipedia

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    Rayadillo (transl. striped material) is a blue -and- white striped cotton or flannel material that was used to make the military uniforms worn by Spanish colonial soldiers from the later 19th century until the early 20th century. It was commonly worn by soldiers posted in overseas Spanish tropical colonies, Spanish Morocco and Spanish Guinea ...

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