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93Cheap and best shopping spots in Chennai
The very word “Chennai” would ring the bell of loud horns sounding on heavy-traffic roads, crowded buses and a bright sun all watching us all day long. But Chennai is getting more and more contemporary day by day. Booming with IT, teeming with...
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95The Healthy Benefits of Pure Wool Fabrics
Did you know that wool fabric is highly flame-resistant? This is why it is so often used to make clothes for firefighters and soldiers. Wool also has antibacterial properties, is resistant to dirt, and has many other benefits, making it a fabric of choice for clothing and the home.
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92Fashion History - Clothing of the Early Middle Ages - Dark Ages 400 - 900 CE
Clothing styles of medieval Europe in the early Middle Ages (aka Dark Ages) were not what we know of as fashion. Beautiful clothing was available for the wealthy and many today admire the simple peasant costume of common people. But clothing styles did not change quickly and garment styles remained similar for hundreds of years.
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89India's Cotton Textile Industry
The cotton cloth weavers of India have been known for centuries but the real foundation of India's modern cotton textile industry was laid in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) on 2nd February 1854 when the Bombay Spinning Mills started functioning with 20,000 spindles.
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87Vintage Fabrics - How to Care for Antique Textiles
Vintage textiles are valuable and collectable and need special treatment for storage. Use antique textile remnants for home craft projects, but cutting whole pieces destroys their value.
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89The Iron Bridge Over Lake Summit
We may all be more familiar with notable bridges such as the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City or the the Golden Gate in San Francisco and the architectural designs of these enormous structures have become icons in our history. Each day these bridges...
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86Where to Buy Organic Fabric Online?
You spend money and time making sure your family has organic food, and a clean environment. Have you considered going green in the sewing room? Here are resources for organic fabrics adn notions.
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84Did The Illegal Criminalization of Marijuana Lead To The Downfall of America?
This article discusses the criminalization of marijuana or hemp in 1937 and the results of that legislation. I introduces some of the least known reasons for this bill and describes why big oil and steel lead the way.
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85Types Of Fabrics Embellishments / Textiles Decoration
Knowing how to make embellished fabrics or shopping for a ready to use embellished clothes or accessories can add that decorative trends to your fashion collections. There are many embellished techniques that is use to decorate clothes: you can pintuck, ruffle, needle felt, couching and machine embroider plus many more. These techinques are all part of decorative dressmaking.
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85Obin - The Cloth Maker from Indonesia
"I'm not a designer, I'm a cloth maker." O'bin Josephine Komara (Obin)'s childhood Or Ang Siok Bin, is a little girl with unusual behavior. For instance, she's so captivated with a bucket of soap water, her...
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