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Textile and Garment Industries Collection

Collected by: Cornell University Library

Archived since: Jun, 2019

Description:

In 2017 the collections of the former American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts were acquired by the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation Archives. The Textile and Garment Industries Collections is part of an effort to preserve the history of those industries in the United States by acting as a repository for the websites of the existing textile and garment production in the United States.

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Title: The Weaving Mill

URL: http://theweavingmill.com/

Description: "The Weaving Mill is an artist-run industrial weaving studio in Chicago. We make projects of our own, textile and otherwise, that respond to the practice of running a small industrial mill. We design and make fabric in collaboration with other artists and designers. Working with people of diverse textile experience, we aim to fill the space between the hand and industrially made and bring the mechanics of textile production into wider view." -- from the website, 2019.12.22

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Subject:   Textile industry -- Illinois Workshops (Adult education) -- Illinois -- Chicago,  Woolen and worsted manufacturing -- Illinois ,  Synthetic fibers -- Illinois Woven textiles

Title: Illinois Wool & Fiber Mill

URL: https://ilwoolfibermill.com/

Description: "Our interest in fiber processing really began with two Hampshire Ewes that we purchased as 4-H projects. Since that time we have expanded our interest and have raised Hampshire, Cheviots, Shetlands, Lester Longwool and Cotswold sheep. We are currently raising Shtelands and Scottish Blackface. As we have seen our flock grow we wanted to utilize the wool that we were collecting. As time went on we decided that we love the sheep business and want to offer a service that promotes the industry. The Illinois Wool and Fiber Mill was born. But Wait that’s not all…

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Subject:   Sheep industry -- Illinois Textile industry -- Illinois,  Woolen and worsted manufacturing -- Illinois

Title: Chickadee Hill Alpacas Yarn Boutique & Farm

URL: https://www.chickadeehillalpacas.com/

Description: “Chickadee Hill Alpacas Yarn Boutique & Farm is a family owned and operated business raising alpacas on our 100 acre farm since May 2014. We are located in rural Schuyler County just 8 miles North of Rushville off of Route 67.

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Subject:   Alpaca (Textile) -- Illinois Textile industry -- Illinois Textile fibers -- Illinois,  Woolen and worsted manufacturing -- Illinois

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