IN THE FINAL ISSUE:
Domestic Cloth & Quilting

A spool of white cotton thread seems so commonplace but there was a time when it was the cutting edge of innovation in chemistry and engineering, The technology we take for granted developed at the end of the eighteen century the discovery of chlorine bleach. Cotton and linen required bleaching for printing and aesthetics. Early printing workshops and factories often were affiliated with a bleachery that prepared the fabric. Click here to log in.