History of a Cotton Gown -- No. 3
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Third part of a Penny Magazine series on the making of a cotton gown, covering weaving and finishing. It explains the power-loom (warp roller, treddles, shuttle, batten), plain weave versus twills, and how damask, dimity, diaper, fustian, jean, velveteen and corduroy are made. It then describes patterning with coloured warp and weft, and the singeing, bleaching and calico printing of the cloth (block and copper-plate/cylinder printing, mordants, resist pastes, Bandanna handkerchiefs). It closes with remarks on the economic importance of the British cotton industry.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- February 1, 1840
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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