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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… found an asylum at Canterbury, where they introduced the weaving of silk and stuffs; their descendants are still …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… 5213, who were employed in instructing the English in weaving silk, cotton and woollen goods; in combing, spinning, … public welfare of the city. 9 But of late years, the silk weaving manufactory here has greatly decayed, the most part … language; 4th, enumerated the different branches of the weaving business, by which, they proposed to maintain …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… consists in the manufacture of cotton, spinning and weaving being carried on to a considerable extent. There are … The manufacturers here have also branch establishments for weaving in the other towns of Cumberland, and along the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of the county, was formerly a large manufactory for weaving druggets and coarse army-cloth. There are about fifty …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… comfort. It is inhabited chiefly by persons employed in weaving, for the manufacturers of Glasgow and Paisley. A … plantations. The principal manufacture is that of handloom weaving, in which about one hundred families are employed, at … Many of the inhabitants are also employed in hand-loom weaving, for the manufacturers of Glasgow and Paisley, and …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… in EMBROIDERY. Catgut gauze was a distinct form of gauze weaving to produce a fabric suitable for stiffening and for …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… His father was said to have bought two houses, presumably weaving shops, which produced less than a quarter of the … opposite the later Chapel Yard but also employed people weaving horsehair at home. He built a workshop making twine … demolished after his death. 3 There were 26 people weaving hair in 1831. 4 Matthews and his son, flax spinners …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… of Woodcock and Lower Woodcock Streets, including a former weaving factory, had been subdivided between six landlords …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… angle with the township of Royton. The spinning of cotton, weaving of silk, and manufacture of hats, are carried on; and …