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cotton-gin
A cotton gin is a machine that separates cotton fibers from their seeds quickly and efficiently. Short for "cotton engine," it cleans lint cotton by pulling fibers through space...
Open articleengineering-and-industrial-history
In the late 18th century, textiles relied on hand spinning and early machines like the spinning jenny and water frame. The spinning jenny boosted output but produced weak, coars...
Open articleFabric and Textile
Madras is a term most commonly recognized as a lightweight cotton fabric used for summer clothing, but it also denotes a city in India and carries layered meanings in different...
Open articlehistory-tradition
The question of when kilts started being worn does not have a single date, because the garment evolved through distinct regional forms over centuries. In what is now Scotland an...
Open articleinvention-history
The flying shuttle was invented by English inventor John Kay, who patented the mechanism in 1733. Kay’s innovation allowed the weft to be carried automatically across the widt...
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