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Charlie Poole
[Charlie Poole- in his early twenties.] The last week has seen a flurry of news and reviews that concern the man who may be Randolph County’s most famous native musician. All the publicity arise… more →
Notes on the History of Randolph County, NC
Conquistador Fabric
britexfabrics wrote 3 weeks ago: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts features the archive of the Jack Lenor Larsen textile company, inc … more →
braid claith
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Kate wrote 1 month ago: Since I wrote that piece about the Yorkshire woollen trade for The Knitter a while ago, I’ve h … more →
Stone Age Spinning?
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katknit wrote 2 months ago: A newly published article in the September 11th issue of Science magazine announces the discovery o … more →
Charlie Poole
macwhatley wrote 3 months ago: [Charlie Poole- in his early twenties.] The last week has seen a flurry of news and reviews that con … more →
Textile Terms: On tenterhooks
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katknit wrote 3 months ago: It’s been so long since anyone has seen either a tenter, or the hooks on one, that the word and the … more →
tea and knitting
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Kate wrote 3 months ago: For many of us, tea and knitting go together like . . . well, like tea and knitting. Personally, I c … more →
McCrary Eagles II
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macwhatley wrote 4 months ago: Sometimes when I try to put everything I know into one post, it gets w-a-y t-o-o l-o-n-g (See textil … more →
McCrary Eagles Baseball
macwhatley wrote 4 months ago: It has been too long since I posted here- both because of the length of my textile processes posts, … more →
me news
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Kate wrote 4 months ago: Some of you may be interested to know that I’ve a feature in the new Rowan Magazine (no.46), w … more →
golden fleece?
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Kate wrote 4 months ago: Warning: long and ranty post. (view across the water from Shilasdair) While we were on Skye last wee … more →
Cotton Textile Manufacturing Processes
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macwhatley wrote 5 months ago: What follows is an illustrated outline of the stages and processes involved in manufacturing cotton … more →
True Textile Tales: Message in a Sampler
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katknit wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been a student of textile history for over 20 years, and have never encountered anything … more →
Franklinsville Manufacturing Company: A Pictorial History
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macwhatley wrote 5 months ago: Franklinsville Manufacturing Company (This was partially written years ago as part of a walking-tour … more →
Textile Terms : The "Distaff Side"
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katknit wrote 5 months ago: A distaff is a tool used in spinning, to hold the unspun fibers, usually flax, to keep them untangle … more →
Medieval Images: The Distaff
katknit wrote 5 months ago: Click on individual images for larger view. This woman is shown beating her husband with her distaff … more →
Medieval Images of Early Spinning Wheels and Yarn Winder
katknit wrote 5 months ago: Woman spinning on the great or walking wheel. Luttrell Psalter, British Library, London 14th c. Engl … more →
Textile History: Oldest English Sampler 1598
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katknit wrote 6 months ago: This sampler is more than 400 years old! It’s in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Mu … more →
Textile Terms: Spinsters of the world, Unite!
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katknit wrote 6 months ago: Remember playing “Old Maid” as a kid? Who ever got stuck with the old maid card was the … more →
Textile Tools - Teasel
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katknit wrote 6 months ago: Before wool can be spun it is necessary to comb, or card, it to align the fibers and remove knots an … more →
