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

African countries are taking a stand at the World Trade Organization to bolster their cotton sector, launching a platform tasked with mobilising investment to transform the cotton, textile and clothing value chain.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Locals blame the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement for the flight of the textile industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 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

After the fifth door closed in my face, it dawned on me that come tomorrow, I might finally find out whether Frankie’s description of the textile mills had been true.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros