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A Brief History of Silk Maps Short article about geographical maps printed on silk fabrics, which were issued by British and American intelligence to airforce servicemen during World War II as part of a standard survival kit. From the Map Scarves web site. http://www.mapscarves.com/history.html Mapscarves.com  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Sewing Threads: A Brief History The history of needles and sewing threads, from the time men began walking on two feet until the end of the 19th Century, including sewing related tales. Author: Alex I. Askaroff. http://www.sewalot.com/sewing_machine_threads.htm Sewalot.com  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Cotton: From the Fields to the Mills Short history of 19th and early 20th Century cotton cultivation and cotton textile manufacturing in Southern USA. Includes links to information about cotton and American slavery. http://fiberfantasies.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/cotton-from-the-fields-to-the-mills/ Wordpress.com  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Sampler Verses Collection of poems from 19th Century samplers (creators of needlework panels), compiled by Ellen Chester. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4801/verses.htm Geocities.com  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   The History of Weaving The history of cloth weaving in short paragraphs, from the Stone Age to the present. Developed by Zeuter Development Corporation, as an educational aid for Canadian schools. http://www.alientravelguide.com/art/weaving/history/ Alientravelguide.com  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   History of Weaving in Nepal Information resource on the history and development of weaving in Nepal, gathered through the writings by ancient travelers and traders describing the clothes and rugs of the region. From the Spiny Babbler Museum web site. Edited by Pallav Ranjan. http://www.spinybabbler.org/traditional_arts/weavings/history.php Spinybabbler.org  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Kuba Textiles: An Introduction Introduction to the traditional single heddle loom cloth weaving, embroidery, applique, patchwork and dyeing techniques of the Kuba people of Zaire. Author: Ann E. Svenson. http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/wn/wn08/wn08-1/wn08-102.html Stanford.edu  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   A Picture of Women Weaving in the History, Art, and Literature of Ancient Greece Article about the position of women and girls in domestic and commercial weaving of cloth in ancient Greece gathered from pottery and writings, including technical notes and a bibliography. Author: Geoffrey S. Beadle. http://www.mansfield.edu/~art/Papyrus2GeoffreyBeadlea_picture_of_women_weaving_in_th.htm Mansfield.edu  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   A Brief History of Lace in the 1500's History of the creation of network, bobbin and needle lace during the reign of Queen Elizabeth in the 16th Century, including descriptions of the techniques. From Lynn McMasters' web site. http://lynnmcmasters.com/lace.html Lynnmcmasters.com  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   A Brief History of Spinning History of whorl drop spindle spinning, which was the technique used to spin yarns until the development of the spinning wheel and flyer in medieval times. From the Whorl Drop Spindle web site. http://www.high-lowwhorldropspindle.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=30 High-lowwhorldropspindle.co.uk  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check