textile
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When she was 12, Margaret Knight started working in a textile mill, where she invented a safety device to stop the loom and prevent accidents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
In years past, she said in a post on X, women would throng textile stores, giving a discerning touch to the fabric they would purchase for newlyweds.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
They would be asked to set up a business, or have an active role in Fair Isle knitwear - a textile developed on the island in the early 19th Century.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Like Avenson, Lotta Jansdotter has developed her own cult following for her Scandinavian-inspired print and textile brand under her name.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Park was assigned to the camp’s textile factory in the autumn of 2004.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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