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 184
e townesmen therewith, and to makeinquiry what seed is in every town, what men and woomenare skillful in the braking, spinning, weaving; what meansfor the providing of wheeles; and to consider with thoseskillful in that manifacture, what course may be takento raise the materials, and produce the… … co ^ THE STORY OF TEXTILES 125 to the next Court their severall and joynt advise aboutthis thing. The Hke consideration would bee had for thespinning and weaveing of cotton woole. The slowness of the importation of flax led the GeneralCourt in 1640 to recommend the gathering of wild hemp,which had…
Textile industry
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