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Traditional Indian costumes & textiles Traditional Indian costumes & textiles Parul Bhatnagar Clothes are natural to man and their proper decoration on his unclothed body is not ugly, on the contrary it is beautiful and pleasing, perhaps we should blame the serpent in the Garden of Eden, who … OL10246243W
Evolution of modern textiles Evolution of modern textiles Vohra, J. N. M.Tech (Text.) With reference to Indian textile industry. OL1079462W
Shirley Shirley Charlotte Brontë <p><i>Shirley</i>, published in 1849, was <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/charlotte-bronte">Charlotte Brontë’s</a> second novel after <i><a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/charlott… OL1095397W
Heren van de stoom Heren van de stoom Bastiaan Willink Geschiedenis vanaf de zeventiende eeuw van de Winterswijkse familie Willink, die als ondernemers een belangrijke rol speelde in de economische en sociale ontwikkeling van de Achterhoek en Twente. OL12030633W
Life in a New England mill town Life in a New England mill town Sally Senzell Isaacs An overview of life in a nineteenth-century town in which most people worked in the textile mill, including their housing, food, clothing, schools, and everyday activities. OL15052695W
Bread and roses, too Bread and roses, too Katherine Paterson Jake and Rosa, two children, form an unlikely friendship as they try to survive and understand the 1912 Bread and Roses strike of mill workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts. OL15835026W
Picking & weaving Picking & weaving Bijou Le Tord Focusing on the people and machines that make it happen, shows how cotton is grown, harvested, processed into fibers, dyed, woven into fabric, and sold for a variety of purposes. OL1849820W
Cotton in West Africa Cotton in West Africa In West Africa, approximately 16 million people depend directly or indirectly on cotton cultivation. Cotton plays a vital role in the economic and social development of many countries, and in improv… OL19110764W
Jute handlooms of India Jute handlooms of India Mallika Sarabhai On the history of jute from its earliest use to its current status. OL19373278W
A New world map in textiles and clothing A New world map in textiles and clothing Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development The World Trade Organization Agreement on Textiles and Clothing led to the termination of quantitative restrictions at the end of 2004. Under the agreement, countries will no longer be able to protec… OL19814876W
Bleach Plant Effluents from the Pulp and Paper Industry Bleach Plant Effluents from the Pulp and Paper Industry P. Bajpai This book covers bleach plant effluents- the most polluting effluent from the pulp and paper industry. Some of the consequences of the disposal of bleach effluents into surface waters include- disapp… OL19831729W
Prüfverfahren in der Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik Prüfverfahren in der Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik Ralf-Dieter Reumann Die Autoren beschreiben zunächst die allgemeinen Grundlagen der Textilprüfung und ihrer Auswertung und die Grundlagen der Prüfung des mechanischen Formänderungsverhaltens von Textilien. Danach werden… OL19896436W
Virtual clothing Virtual clothing Pascal Volino The book is written for professionals, students, and laymen interested in virtual clothing. It contains annexes on clothing research projects and commercial clothing systems and comes with a CD-ROM p… OL19909826W
E-textiles E-textiles Jan Toth-Chernin "Learn about the exciting new technology behind e-textiles and find out how to create e-textile projects of your own" -- Readers will discover new processes, integrate visual information with text, … OL19968024W
Knit, hook, and spin Knit, hook, and spin Laurie M. Carlson This easy-to-follow activity book is packed with over 70 projects across a variety of fiber arts including knitting, felting, knotting and braiding, spinning, weaving, crocheting, and dyeing. Kids wi… OL20030415W
Operarios fabriles en el Valle de México (1864-1884) Operarios fabriles en el Valle de México (1864-1884) Mario A. Trujillo Bolio "First major study to examine not only the nature of the working class in the Valley of Mexico, but also how workers lived. Concentrates on their organizations and also provides insights on popular … OL2071657W
A tapestry of hope A tapestry of hope Tracie Peterson Lights of Lowell book 1. Tapestry of Hope weaves together the heartrending and hope-building stories of two young women. Jasmine Wainwright is the sheltered daughter of a Mississippi plantation o… OL442284W
Thread Of Scarlet Thread Of Scarlet Rachel Murray It was the chance of a lifetime! Scarlett of Raxby, one of England's finest textile mills, was planning a new mail-order line, and she—Coralie Dee—had been chosen to design it! From the moment she ar… OL5587837W
Almost Naked, Inc Almost Naked, Inc Karen Anders Almost broke...No. Make that completely broke, humiliated and ready to jump at any job that will pay. So when smart-as-a-whip blond bombshell and model Bridget Cole finds out Dr. Matthew Fox needs a … OL5805804W
A fragile design A fragile design Tracie Peterson Fleeing the life of the Shakers, Arabella Newberry finds work in the industrial mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. But the taste of freedom she experiences only increases her longing for true equality f… OL97794W
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