textile
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Samar Karam, in charge of archaeological sites in north Lebanon, said a Roman-era olive press was found on private property along with pottery weights and items for textile production.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Like other fast-fashion giants including H&M and Zara, Shein has faced allegations of underpaying and overworking textile workers at its factories.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
But she had always managed to land on her feet, surviving the precipitous decline of the textile industry during the early and mid-2000s when she was laid off from Springs Industries after 29 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The material was used to make ceremonial blankets, giving these dogs a role centered on textile production rather than hunting or transportation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
A Labor Day textile workers’ strike in North Carolina quickly spread across the South and up the Eastern Seaboard.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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In a Honolulu basement, engineers make textiles out of chicken feathers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
She studied media, textiles and health and social care, and said there had been "lots of stress and meltdowns over exam period", but a "supportive community" at school and home made it easier.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
This survey collects early batik textiles and later, more famous, nature-inspired abstractions to explore the deep connections between her work and the land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The 67-year-old breast cancer survivor, who consults on sustainable textiles and runs a small farmers market, would never have her own property sprayed with pesticides, but admits to having envied neighbors who did.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Their report was only off by a hair; the Kongo people made remarkable textiles by beating the fibrous bark of certain trees, or weaving thread from the raffia palm.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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