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The story of textiles (1916)

Newark Museum Association · [Newark? · leaf 9

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Fig. 5. Rushes bent to make basket. We do not know how spinning first cameto be practised. Strands of wool torn offthe backs of sheep by bushes may havesuggested to people already used to weavingthat this material also might be woven.It was easy to make a long thread by draw-ing out and twisting…

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