Filament or fiber, or the materials generated from them by weaving, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, tufting, or felting such as yarn, thread, cording, rope, netting, lace, or sheets of cloth or fabric.
    

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Bleaching: racks and cauldrons for drying bleached cloth. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1804.

A shearman removing the nap from rough woven cloth, watched by another man from a window. Woodcut by J. Amman.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a loom in elevation (top), details (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: six scenes of silk manufacture in China. Engraving, 1750.

Textiles: men working at large fabric printing machines. Engraving.

Textiles: lace making, men weaving (top), and the loom (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

Textiles: lace making, details of equipment. Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

Textiles: a steam-driven baling machine for cotton. Engraving.

Textiles: an extremely large detail of the weft and warp threads in silk satin. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk finishing, inside a factory. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

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Textiles: lace making, men weaving (top), and the loom (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

Textiles: lace making, details of equipment. Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

Textiles: a steam-driven baling machine for cotton. Engraving.

Textiles: an extremely large detail of the weft and warp threads in silk satin. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk finishing, inside a factory. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.