Identifier: cyclopediaoftext05amer (find matches)
Title: Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: American School (Lansing, Ill.)
Subjects: Textile fabrics Textile industry
Publisher: Chicago : American school of correspondence
Contributing Library: Claire T. Carney Library, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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Fig. 185. Ladies FuU-Fashioned Stocking. ???
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KNIT GOODS FINISHING ANDFINISHING MACHINES One of the marked characteristics of the time is the increaseddemand for ready-made garments. The first demand for this gradeof clothing seems to have been by sailors fitting out in New Bedfordfor long whaling voyages. So many men going out of port at oneseason of the year influenced an enterprising store-keeper to have alot of clothing made up ready for the rush. This was before thesewing machine was invented; and the clothing, though far fromstylish, was comfortable and durable. From this small beginning came the enormous clothing industryof today, with its many branches, including mens clothing, ladiesclothing, muslin underwear, childrens dresses, skirts, sliirtwaists,infant wear, knitted underwear, etc. Before the sewing machinecame into use, the clothing industry was being rapidly developed,and this undoubtedly served, in a large degree, to spur on the in-ventors to produce a sewing machine. The growth of the industry has been marvelous.

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