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The Silk-Worm, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Silk-Worm, c1850. Silk, from the silk moth (Bombyx) to the finished product. The central panel shows the lifecycle of the moth from egg to adult
Jacquard loom, with swags of punched cards from which pattern was woven, 1876
Man operating machine punching cards for Jacquard looms, 1844Man operating machine punching cards for Jacquard looms. A total of 400-800 was normal, but sometimes 24, 000 were worked. From George Dodd The Textile Manufactures of Great Britain. (London, 1844)
Preparing punched cards for a Jacquard loom, 1844. The loom had a card for each weft thread of pattern. A total of 400-800 was normal, but sometimes 24, 000 were worked
Machine Room in a Steam Sewing Factory, 1854. This view is of Holloway, Crowe & Holloways clothing factory, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Wilson sewing machine, 1880. Belt-driven lock-stick model for industrial use showing samples of work that could be produced
Woman stretching cloth to dry; two children at play, Edo period, late 17th-early 18th century
Esemplario di lavori, August 1529. August 1529. Creator: NicoloZoppinoEsemplario di lavori, August 1529
Spitalfields silk weaving industry, Alma Road, Bethnal Green, London, 1909. Interior of a textile works showing revolving drums and a spreading out machine. A man is seated in the background