Textile anecdotes and curiosities


Greek mythology has legends related to textiles. One of them is that of Penelope sewing and unstitching a mantle while waiting for her beloved.
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The spinning machine is present in the center of the Indian flag. It symbolizes the peaceful movement that was carried out in India, dominated by England, which allowed him to achieve the independence of the country.
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03 of January of 2024 entered by Albert Pérez Monfort

It used to be that there was no option of getting the wrong shoe when you were in a rush, as both shoes were identical. There was no left or right shoe.
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The word that gives name to tulle fabrics, of the warp knit genre, comes from the French population called Tulle.
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The first chemical fiber that was manufactured, with the aim of imitating silk, was rayon.
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Microfibers are 100 times thinner than the thickness of a human hair.
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