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» Cotton History - Information resource on the history of cotton, including links to cotton spinning, weaving, dyeing and printing, the Industrial Revolution, and cotton production and trade. From the Plant Cultures web site.

» Cotton in the Middle Ages - Short e-mail essay about the early meaning of the word cotton, which prior to 1600 was most often used to describe a type of weave of a woollen fabric rather then the fiber. Author: David Rickman.

» Fabric History - Time line with concise descriptions for natural and man-made fibers, utilised in the manufacture of textile fabrics. From Fabriclink.Com.

» Fiber Wars - Historical record of the hemp industry, introducing hemp and its early importance to mankind, and defining hemp's political struggle in the 20th century. Author: Dr. David P. West.

» Flax & Linen - Homepage about the history and development of flax and linen in Belgium. Information about flax cultivation, harvesting and processing into linen fibers, and the home-based flax industry in the 18th and 19th centuries.

» Flax Production in the 17th Century - Brief history on growing flax crops for linen manufacturing. Descriptions of flax fiber, its properties and uses, and methods of processing. From Jamestown Historic Briefs.

» Hemp Textile Room - Part of the USA Hemp Museum project, providing a history of the uses of hemp in textile fabrics for military, sailcloth and industrial applications.

» The History of British Wool - A history of wool processing and the manufacture of woollen yarns and fabrics on the British Islands, from the Bronze Age to modern times. From the web site of the British Wool Marketing Board.

» The History of Cotton - Short history of the cultivation and processing of cotton fiber in the coast and upland fields of South Carolina. Author: Jennie Haskell.

» The History of Cotton - Short history of cotton cultivation and processing in Pakistan. Industry facts and figures, and weather and government legal information. Links to related sites. From the Pakistan Cotton Ginners' Association (PCGA).

» History Of Cotton Gangs in the Upper Keys - Short article about the eradication of wild cotton in the Upper Keys in the US during the 1930's to prevent the boll weevil bug from spreading to the Southern cotton fields, by workers from the Works Progress Administration program created in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt to provide jobs during the Great Depression.

» History of Cotton in India - Introduction to the history, development and future scenarios for the cotton growing and processing industry in India. From Ikisan, Ltd.

» The History of Cotton in Oklahoma - Short history of cotton cultivation in Oklahoma, USA, beginning in 1908 and developing into one of the most valuable agricultural crops of the state. From the Oklahoma State University's web site.

» History of Du Pont's Nylon Fibers - Extensive history of the Du Pont de Nemours Company, the invention of the polyamide polymer and subsequently developed man-made fibers, and their commercialization in consumer and industrial products. From CHA, Inc.

» History of Sericulture - Short history of silk production from the Bombyx Mori moth for yarn making applications, from 2700 BC to the present times. Author: Dr. Ron Cherry.

» Jack Herer.Com - On-line excerpts of the writer's book, "The Emperor Wears No Clothes", dealing with the history of hemp, its past uses and future possibilities.

» King Cotton: The Fiber of Slavery - Extensive essay about the history of cotton, and the place of slavery in the US cotton industry. From Slavery in America. Author: Jean M. West.

» Letters from the Secretary of the Treasury in Relation to the Growth and Manufacture of Silk - Comprehensive collection of letters of Richard Russ, Secretary of the Treasury under John Quincy Adams, published by Gales and Seaton in Februari 1928, containing the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives in relation to the development of sericulture adapted to the different parts of the Union. [PDF]

» Man-Made Cellulosic Fibers. Part I - 1968 Report to the UK parliament of the Monopolies Commission, dealing with the supply to Great Britain of viscose and acetate fiber and reviewing the emergence of Courtaulds, Plc as the main actor on the market in pursuance of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act. [PDF]

» Man-Made Cellulosic Fibers. Part II - 1968 Report to the UK parliament of the Monopolies Commission, dealing with the supply to Great Britain of viscose and acetate fiber and reviewing the emergence of Courtaulds, Plc as the main actor on the market in pursuance of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act. [PDF]

» Man-Made Cellulosic Fibers. Part III - 1968 Report to the UK parliament of the Monopolies Commission, dealing with the supply to Great Britain of viscose and acetate fiber and reviewing the emergence of Courtaulds, Plc as the main actor on the market in pursuance of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act. [PDF]

» Man-Made Cellulosic Fibers. Part IIII - 1968 Report to the UK parliament of the Monopolies Commission, dealing with the supply to Great Britain of viscose and acetate fiber and reviewing the emergence of Courtaulds, Plc as the main actor on the market in pursuance of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act. [PDF]

» Man-Made Cellulosic Fibers. Part V - 1968 Report to the UK parliament of the Monopolies Commission, dealing with the supply to Great Britain of viscose and acetate fiber and reviewing the emergence of Courtaulds, Plc as the main actor on the market in pursuance of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act. [PDF]

» Man-Made Cellulosic Fibers. Part VI - 1968 Report to the UK parliament of the Monopolies Commission, dealing with the supply to Great Britain of viscose and acetate fiber and reviewing the emergence of Courtaulds, Plc as the main actor on the market in pursuance of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act. [PDF]

» Man-Made Cellulosic Fibers. Part VII - 1968 Report to the UK parliament of the Monopolies Commission, dealing with the supply to Great Britain of viscose and acetate fiber and reviewing the emergence of Courtaulds, Plc as the main actor on the market in pursuance of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act. [PDF]

» Man-Made Cellulosic Fibers. Part VIII - 1968 Report to the UK parliament of the Monopolies Commission, dealing with the supply to Great Britain of viscose and acetate fiber and reviewing the emergence of Courtaulds, Plc as the main actor on the market in pursuance of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act. [PDF]

» The Origins of the Spanish Trade in American Cotton - Paper presented at the 2006 International Economic History Congress in Helsinki, describing the problems which obstructed the early development of the cotton trade from the US to 18th Century Spain, and an evaluation of how these problems were resolved. Author: James Thomson. [PDF]

» Plant Cultures - Cotton - Information about the plant profile, history, production and trade of cotton fiber and by-products in textiles, food and medicine. From Plant Cultures.

» A Short History of Manufactured Fibers - History of manufactured fiber from the invention of artificial silk in 1855 to the wash and wear revolution of acrylic, polyester and microfiber. Time line for first US production of various fibers. From Fibersource. Com.

» Silk - From the Vegan Society's pages. The history of silk. Production, properties and uses of silk fiber. A critical look on the exploitation of the silk worm in industrial processes.

» Silk Production in the 17th Century - History of the development of the silk trade. Description of sericulture, and the properties of silk fiber and cloth. From Jamestown Historic Briefs.

» Spinning the Web - Manchester Library and Information Service led New Opportunities Fund internet project, presenting the history and development of the cotton industry, and the impact it had on the British economy and society.

» The Story of Silk - 1920 Publication of the F.A. Owen Publishing Company about sericulture, silk harvesting and the uses of silk, written as classroom material for children. Author: Harriet G. Brown. [PDF]

» Wild Fibres - Information resource about the history of natural fibers from animals and plants, and their use for weaving, spinning and dyeing. Glossary of terms. Textile timeline from the Stone Age to the Victorian period.

» World Cotton History - Timeline in the history of cotton, from 5000 BC until the present time. From Cotton Australia. [PDF]

» The Worldwide Web of Silk Production, 1300-2000 - Preliminary paper about the history of silk and the production of silk from mulberry and silkworm to thrown silk ready for the loom. Author: Claudio Zanier. [PDF]

» Worm Spit - Michael Cook's homepage about sericulture, and the harvesting, processing and dyeing of silk fiber. Library of full text out of copyrighted antique books, articles, monographs, and images about silk, on PDF files. Links to related sites.

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