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The minister of handlooms and textiles was said to have “wailed.”

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2014

A Nottinghamshire shawl-making firm using century-old handlooms had increased its export production by 150%.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every parish had spinning wheels and handlooms in some of its homes on which the women turned out the heavy druggets or étoffes du pays from which most of the men's clothing was made.

From Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 by Munro, William Bennett

Fabrics of unbelievable beauty are turned out at handlooms and it is mountain women who lead in the work.

From Blue Ridge Country by Caldwell, Erskine

The Serbs do the most beautiful work with the handlooms, and it is all done with the pure wool from the sheep, which one sees the women spinning as they walk along the streets.

From My Diary in Serbia: April 1, 1915-Nov. 1, 1915 by Stanley, Monica M.