Timeline of clothing and textiles technology. Men and women wearing suits, an example of one of the many modern forms of clothing (from the 1937 Chicago Woolen Mills catalog) Clothing is defined, in its broadest sense, as coverings for the torso and limbs as well as coverings for the hands (gloves), feet (socks, shoes, sandals, boots... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... ...

• pre-history - spindle used to create yarn from fibres
• (unknown) - loom
• 1 AD - approximately the date Naalebinding was invented in Scandinavia
• 247 AD - Dura-Europos, a Roman outpost, is destroyed. Excavations of the city discovered early examples of naalebinding fabric.
• 500 to 1000 AD - spinning wheel in use in India
• 1275 - Approximate date of a silk burial cushion knit in two colors found in the tomb of Spanish royalty.
• 1589 - William Lee invents the stocking frame
• 1733 - John Kay patents the flying shuttle
• 1738 - Lewis Paul patents the draw roller
• 1764 - James Hargreaves or Thomas Highs invents the spinning jenny (patented 1770)
• 1767 - John Kay invents the spinning frame
• 1769 - Richard Arkwright's water frame
• 1779 - Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule
• 1784 - Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom
• 1794 - Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin
• 1801 - Joseph Marie Jacquard invents the Jacquard punched card loom
• 1816 - Francis Cabot Lowell builds the first power loom in the United States
• 1856 - William Perkin invents the first synthetic dye
• 1892 - Cross, Bevan & Beadle invent Viscose
• 1953 - First commercial Polyester fibre production by DuPont
• 1963 - Open-end spinning developed in Czechoslovakia

A spindle (sometimes called a drop spindle) is a wooden spike weighted at one end with a wheel and an optional hook at the other end. ... This article is about yarn fiber. ... Fiber or fibre[1] is a class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of thread. ... This page is about the LucasArts computer game. ... (Redirected from 1 AD) For other uses, see One (disambiguation), for the number, see Number 1. ... Naalebinding or Nålebinding (from Danish, literally binding with a needle or needle-binding) is a fabric creation technique. ... Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe named after the Scandinavian Peninsula. ... Dura-Europos (Fort Europos) was a Hellenistic and Roman walled city built on an escarpment 90 meters above the banks of the Euphrates river. ... Naalebinding or Nålebinding (from Danish, literally binding with a needle or needle-binding) is a fabric creation technique. ... A spinning wheel is a device for making thread or yarn from fibrous material such as wool or cotton. ... Events Eleanor de Montfort is captured by pirates in the employ of Edward I of England to prevent her marriage to Llywelyn the Last, prince of Jews over the age of 7 to wear the yellow badge and makes usury illegal Jean de Meun writes the second portion of the... Silk weaver Silk is a natural protein fiber that can be woven into textiles. ... Knit hat, yarn, and knitting needles A woman knitting at a coffee shop Knitting is one of several ways to turn thread or yarn into cloth (cf weaving, crochet). ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... William Lee may refer to: Sir William Lee (judge) (1688-1754), British judge William Lee (diplomat) (1756-1795), American diplomat William Henry Lee (1799–1878), Canadian civil servant William Henry Fitzhugh Rooney Lee (1837-1891), American general and congressman William Harold Lee (1884-1971), American theater designer and architect William... A stocking frame was a mechanical knitting machine used in the textiles industry. ... Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ... The Memorial to John Kay in Bury, Lancashire, England John Kay (June 17, 1704 – 1780) was the inventor of the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which is new, inventive, and... The flying shuttle was developed by John Kay in 1733, and was one of the key developments in weaving that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution. ... Events February 4 - Court Jew Joseph Suss Oppenheimer is executed in Württenberg April 15 - Premiere in London of Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... James Hargreaves (1720 – April 22, 1778) was a weaver and carpenter in Lancashire, England. ... Model of the spinning jenny in a museum in Wuppertal, Germany The spinning jenny is a multi-spool spinning wheel. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Kay was a homo in the 1790s he created the man dildo. ... The spinning frame was an invention developed during the 18th century British Industrial Revolution. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Richard Arkwright Sir Richard Arkwright (December 23, 1732 – August 3, 1792) was an Englishman credited with the spinning frame — later renamed the water frame following the transition to water power. ... The water frame is an extension of the spinning frame; both of which are credited to Richard Arkwright. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Samuel Crompton (December 3, 1753 – June 26, 1827), English inventor, was born at Firwood near Bolton, Lancashire. ... The spinning mule was created by Samuel Crompton. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Edmund Cartwright Edmund Cartwright (April 24, 1743 – October 30, 1823) was a British clergyman and inventor of the power loom. ... The power loom was designed in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright and first built in 1785. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Eli Whitney Eli Whitney (December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825) was an American inventor and manufacturer. ... Cotton gin The cotton gin is a machine invented by American inventor Eli Whitney in 1793 to mechanize the production of cotton fiber. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Joseph Marie Jacquard. ... Jacquard loom on display at Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, England The Jacquard loom is a mechanical loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801, which used the holes punched in pasteboard punch cards to control the weaving of patterns in fabric. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Francis Cabot Lowell Francis Cabot Lowell (April 7, 1775 - April 10, 1817) was the American business man for whom the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, United States is named. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sir William Henry Perkin (March 12, 1838 – July 14, 1907) was an English chemist best known for his discovery, at the age of 18, of the first aniline dye, mauveine. ... Yarn drying after being dyed in the early American tradition, at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Viscose is a viscous organic liquid used to make rayon and cellophane. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... SEM picture of a bend in a high surface area polyester fiber with a seven-lobed cross section Polyester is a category of polymers, or, more specifically condensation polymers, which contain the ester functional group in their main chain. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

See also

• Timeline of invention