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Brief History of Spinning The history of yarn spinning, from pre-historical times to the invention of the spinning jenny by John Hargreaves in 1764. Includes descriptions of various techniques of hand yarn spinning. From the web site of the Southside Spinners, Weavers and Dyers http://gp.mercuryconnect.com.au/sswdg/Brief%20History%20of%20Spinning.html Mercuryconnect.com.au  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   A Brief History of Handknitting in the British Isles from the 15th Century Heirloom Knit's history pages on the development of hand knitting in Scotland, Ireland, Fair Isle, Orkney and the Shetland Islands, from the 15th to the 18th centuries, including an introduction to knitted garments and household items. http://www.heirloomknits.com/history1.shtml Heirloomknits.com  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Spinning, Weaving and Wool Elizabeth Armstrong's homepage with extensive information on the history of yarn spinning and cloth weaving, lists of links, guides to calculating weave and weft, and stories and poems related to spinning and weaving. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/7831/spinning.html Geocities.com  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Lace Short overview of the history of hand and machine lace making in Northern France and Flanders, from the 16th century to the present. From The Other Side web site. http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/background/lace.htm Theotherside.co.uk  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Stories of Navajo Crafts and Tradition Collection of Navajo personal stories about cloth weaving, told by Navajo teachers. Compiled by Larissa Oliver as part of the Monument Valley High School project web site on concurrently developing and linking the skills of traditional Navajo crafts and http://www.math.utah.edu/~clemens/stories.html Utah.edu  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   A Brief History of Navajo Blankets & Rugs The history of the materials and techniques of blanket and rug weaving by the Navajo Indians, from the early 1800's until the present. From Len Wood's Indian Territory homepage. http://www.indianterritory.com/pages/brief_history_of_navajo_weaving.htm Indianterritory.com  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Reconstructing Personal Style in Late Antiquity Information resource of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology's virtual museum, exploring the expressive potential of decorative textiles and fashion in late antiquity. http://lw.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/galleries/Exhibits/Big_Textile/Big_Textile/Personal_Style.html Umich.edu  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   History of Florentine Costume and Textiles Part of the Medici Archive Project related to the golden age of Florentine textiles and clothing manufacture and trade during the existence of the Medici Grand Dukedom of Tuscany from 1537 to 1743. http://documents.medici.org/ Medici.org  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Riches to Rags: Indian Block-Printed Textiles Traded to Egypt Web site of the Kelsey Museum of Archeology describing the history of the textile trade from Asia to Egypt and Europe during 16th century, as it was uncovered at the Fustat and Quseir al-Qadim archeological sites in Egypt. http://lw.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/galleries/Exhibits/Big_Textile/Big_Textile/Riches_to_Rags.html Umich.edu  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check