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 154
ection in England that, according to The Book ofDays, Sir John Throckmorton, of Berkshire, could wagera thousand guineas that he would at eight oclock on a partic-ular evening sit down to dinner in a well-woven, well-dyed,well-made suit the wool of which formed the fleece ona sheeps back at five… … THE STORY OF TEXTILES 101 roved, spun and woven; the cloth was scoured, fulled,tented, raised, sheared, dyed and dressed. The tailor wasat hand and made up the finished cloth into garments, andat a quarter past six in the evening Sir John Throckmortonsat down to dinner at the head of his guests in…
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