Machinery and Equipment
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- Knitting History; From Hand Knitting to Knitting Machines
- Short history of the development of knitting machinery and technology, by Sharon Nani. Links to knitting articles and related sites.
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- Medieval North European Spindles and Whorls
- Short article with descriptions of the spindles and whorls used by Scandinavian yarn spinners from 800 to 1500 CE. Author: Carolyn Priest-Dorman.
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- Monticello: The Plantation
- Short article on the development of mechanised yarn spinning and cloth weaving on Thomas Jefferson's Monticello cotton plantation in 1812. Resources related to Jefferson.
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- Richard Arkwright
- The history of the water powered yarn spinning frame, and Richard Arkwright's unsuccessful legal struggle to obtain recognition for his 1773 invention. From A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities.
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- Servant in the House: A Brief History of the Sewing Machine
- History of the development and introduction into the industry of the sewing machine, originally published by the Smithsonian Report in 1930. Author: Frederick Lewis Lewton.
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- Spinning and Spinning Wheels A Brief History of Machines for Making Thread and Yarn
- History of the development of tools and equipment for yarn spinning, from the drop spindle to the spinning wheel. Author: W.J. McNabb.
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- Tampere Mill
- Finland. Includes on-line reconstruction of the water powered textile mill at Tampere.
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- The Sewing Machine: Its Invention and Development
- Smithsonian Institution's web publication of a 1976 book on the invention, development and introduction of the sewing machine, by Grace Rogers Cooper.
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- Viking Textile Tools
- Web site about the reconstruction of soapstone spindle whorls, metal needles and needle cases, and whalebone smoothing boards used by the Viking people to produce yarns, fabrics and garments. From Sarah Goslee's homepage about braiding and tablet weaving.
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- What's a Cotton "Gin"?
- Jonah Begone providing an explanation for the term gin, and a short history of the invention and social implications of the cotton gin in pre-Civil War American society.
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- QINSUN Instruments Co., Ltd
- Qinsun Instruments Co., LTD was founded in 2010,comprised of many experienced engineers and designers standing in the forefront of the industry. Qinsun specialize in the research and development of high quality lab instrument for textile testing industry. Our head office in Shanghai and we provide high quality testing instrument and comprehensive service for textile factory, academic research institute and textile lab worldwide.