, numerous spindle whorls of wool and coarse cotton, some copper sewing needles were found. the recent discovery of excavated seals at the port town of lothal on the west coast of gujarat and dhula-vira in kutch, indicate that the sophisticated culture, already engaging in the export trade, was in place...
corsets and corsetry: it yields a more starched-like type of cloth that holds its shape better than many other fabrics. taffeta has been used for hundreds of years, first in the middle east and asia, and later in europe. it's believed to originally come from persia. taffeta counts as one of the richest...
the heddle. the operation of drawing each warp yarn through its appropriate heddle eye is known as drawing in. picking as the warp yarns are raised through shedding, the weft yarn is inserted through the shed by a carrier device. a single crossing of the filling from one side of the loom to the other...