The Story of Linen |
Contents
FLAX | 1 |
ANCIENT SPINNING AND WEAVING | 7 |
THE PHENICIAN INTERLUDE | 13 |
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10th century 16th century ancient ancient Egypt bast fiber became Britain brought burial civilization coarse linen colonial colonists colors cotton craft craftsmen crude culture developed dress early Egyptian Egyptian linen England English linen Europe export Flanders flax plant Flemish France French linen Greece Greek Hebrews hemp Herodotus historian household Huguenots important India Ireland Irish linen jute King known labor later linen cloth linen fabrics linen garments linen lace linen manufacture linen production linen thread linen weavers linen yarn looms manufacture of linen merchants nations native natural fibers northern origin period Persia Pharaoh Phenicians Pliny priests primitive prior quantities record reign religious Roman Empire Rome sails silk skill slaves spindle spinning and weaving spun stalks Strabo textile activity textile art textile fiber textile industry textile workers tion tombs trade twisted vestments wear women wool woolen wore linen worn woven wrapped yarn