Remnants of wool clothing made of animal fibre were found at the mound of catalhoyuk in Turkey, Continue reading
Tag: Textiles
Synthetic Indigo Dye
German chemist, Adolf von Baeyer developed synthetic indigo dye in 1880, at the University of Munich. Continue reading
First Silkscreen Printer
Samuel Simon patented a silkscreen press for textiles in Manchester, England in 1907, Continue reading
Invention of the Power Loom
Edmund Cartwright, English clergyman and inventor developed the power loom in 1784 and patented the idea in 1785. Continue reading
Synthetic fibre called Rayon
Rayon, a synthetic fibre derived from cellulose was patented in 1884 by Count Louis-Marie-Hilaire Bernigaud de Chardonnet, who began producing it in a factory, commercially in 1892 at Besancon, France. Continue reading
First Lace factory
Venetian noblewoman, Duchess Morosina Morosini, set up the first Lace factory, while under the direction of Catina Gardin, in 1595. Continue reading