Spinning & Weaving (Scotland's Past in Action)

by Enid Gauldie

Paperback, 1995

Status

Available

Call number

TS1480.G3

Publication

National Museums Of Scotland (1995), Edition: 0, Paperback, 84 pages

Description

The spinning of yarn and the weaving of textiles have been key activities in rural Scotland for hundreds of years. This book relates the story of spinning and weaving in Scotland, beginning with the earliest forms of textile production. The author discusses distinctively Scottish textiles, such as the Paisley shawl and the jute industry in Dundee; and covers the development of mechanization from the first water-powered machines to full-scale industrial production.

Language

ISBN

0948636688 / 9780948636684

Local notes

The spinning of yarn and textile weaving that has been integral to Scottish culture from the earliest forms of textile production, includes the Paisley shawl, jute industries and story of cotton weaving of the Industrial Revolution.

Physical description

84 p.; 6.98 inches

Pages

84
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