The story of textiles; a bird's-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed (1912)
Walton, Perry, 1865-1941 · Boston, Mass., J. S. Lawrence · leaf 26
otton, and silk werebeing woven in the East with the greatest skill, and whichwas the first material used in weaving is not known. Itis probable, however, that the possession of flocks and herdsled to the spinning and weaving of wool before either cotton,flax or silk was so used; and the fact that… … GREEK AND ROMAN METHOD OF SPINNING AND WEAVING (From old woodcuts) THE STORY OF TEXTILES 17 of the sheep or growing of the flax to the spinning of theyarn and weaving of the fabrics. The Bible in Genesis and Exodus refers to the art,Homer, Herodotus, Confucius, and PHny, all relate tradi-tions of…
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