Sewing materials:Development of textiles. Cottons, linens, wools, silks, laces. (1923)
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences (Scranton, Pa.) · Scranton Pa., Womans's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences · leaf 17
DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTILES 7 each side, the weft, or filling, threads, are woven very closely and bind the warp threads into a firm edge, which is called the selvage. As the warp threads have to bear a very great strain, they are … Fig. 7 those early days; in fact, the textiles that were woven in various parts of the Orient have perhaps never been excelled in richness of fabric, splendor of color, and intricacy of design. Even though everything points to an early and flourish¬ ing industry in weaving, very few of the looms of…
Textile fabrics
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