textileworking

Definition: an artefact originally created to be used in the making of yarn or in the creation of objects from natural fibres or from cloth; includes barkcloth making, sailmaking, weaving, needleworking, dyeing, felting, lacemaking etc. - Scope: it is vital to remember that these classifications depend on the function of the object: `samples' are raw materials, `stages of manufacture' are semi-finished pieces; pieces of cloth etc. should not go here. See also Techniques of const.

Definition: an artefact originally created to be used in the making of yarn or in the creation of objects from natural fibres or from cloth; includes barkcloth making, sailmaking, weaving, needleworking, dyeing, felting, lacemaking etc. - Scope: it is vital to remember that these classifications depend on the function of the object: `samples' are raw materials, `stages of manufacture' are semi-finished pieces; pieces of cloth etc. should not go here. See also Techniques of const.

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