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Nottingham and the Leen Valley: bleaching and dyeing in a historical context
Author(s) -
Murfet George J
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1991.tb01276.x
Subject(s) - dyeing , worsted , conquest , wool , context (archaeology) , textile , industrial revolution , period (music) , factory (object oriented programming) , pulp and paper industry , engineering , history , art , ancient history , archaeology , materials science , composite material , aesthetics , computer science , programming language
The history of the bleaching, dyeing and finishing sectors of the Nottinghamshire textile industry is one of changing emphasis, as flax, wool and silk for woven fabrics (post‐Conquest period) came to be replaced by cotton and worsted yams for framework knitting and by lace manufacture (Industrial Revolution period), and ultimately by natural and synthetic fibre yarns for the warp‐knit and weft‐knit sectors (20th century). The period covered is from the post‐Conquest times, when woollen manufacture had given rise to considerable wealth for certain families and when bleachers and dyers laboured under burgesses and gilds, until the end of the 19th century with the factory system in place, and the new unionism in force.