About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 74. Chapters: Bead weaving, Jacquard loom, Timeline of clothing and textiles technology, Yarn, Tapestry, Cotton mill, Glossary of textile manufacturing, Calton weavers, Power loom, Salish weaving, Selvage, Lancashire Loom, Reed, Straw plaiting, Heddle, Flying shuttle, Geo. Hattersley, Northrop Loom, Shed, Roberts Loom, Tablet weaving, Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum, Jacquard weaving, Dobby loom, Inkle weaving, Chilkat weaving, Warp-weighted loom, Woven coverlet, Yarn weight, Calton Weavers Strike, Retting, Brookfield Craft Center, William Radcliffe, Ontario Handweavers & Spinners, James Henry Northrop, Fingerweaving, Wicker, Peyote stitch, Mortlake Tapestry Works, Lefevre family, Weft, Huang Daopo, Beater, Stripweave, Lloyd Loom, Mageba, Pirn, Monks cloth, Weavers' cottage, Hattersley loom, Lewis Loom Centre, Square stitch, Tackler, Temple. Excerpt: A cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution. Cotton mills, and the mechanisation of the spinning process, were instrumental in the growth of the machine tool industry, enabling the construction of larger cotton mills. The requirement for water helped stimulate the construction of the canal system, and the need for power the development of steam engines. Limited companies were developed to construct the mills. This led to the trading floors of the cotton exchange of Manchester, which in its turn created a vast commercial city. The mills also created extra employment, leading to the expansion of local populations and the need for extra housing. In response, mill towns with municipal governments were created. The mills provided independent incomes for girls and women. Child labour was used in the mills, and the factory system led to orga...
