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1st Edition

The Wool Textile Industry in Great Britain

Edited By J. Geraint Jenkins Copyright 1972

360 Pages

by Routledge

360 Pages

by Routledge

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For many centuries the woollen industry was among the most important of British industries. It was certainly the most widespread, because it was impossible to move any distance at all without seeing some evidence of the existence of this important industry. The textile manufacturer, whether he worked in the home or in a factory building, was an essential member of almost every community, for... Read more

Table of Contents

Preface

Section A: Historical studies

1. Prehistoric and Roman textiles
J.P. Wild

2. Wool growing and wool textiles in medieval and early modern times
Eric Kerridge

3. The wool textile industry 1750–1960
David Seward

Section B: Technical studies

4. The wools of Britain
Michael L. Ryder

5. Preparation of wools
John A. Iredale

6. The development of the modern woollen-carding machine
R.T.D. Richards

7. The evolution of combing
Hugo Lemon

8. The evolution of spinning
H. Catling

9. The dyeing of wool and woollen goods
C.O. Clark

10. The techniques of weaving
P. Ellis

11. Milling and milling machinery
C.S. Whewell

12. Cloth finishing
K.G. Ponting

Section C: Regional Studies

13. The Yorkshire wool textile industry
M.T. Wild

14. The West of England cloth industry
K.G. Ponting

15. The cloth industry in East Anglia
J.E. Pilgrim

16. The rise and growth of the tweed industry in Scotland
J.G. Martindale

17. The Welsh woollen industry
J. Geraint Jenkins

Editor(s)

Biography

J. Geraint Jenkins

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