Fabric of War: The lost history of the global wool trade
Abstract
Few in 2019 appreciate that the throwaway culture of textiles in which synthetics are so prominent, came into being partly as a result of contrived shortages caused by military demand for natural fibres, most especially wool. Wool is critical to understanding military strategy in the modern era and in turn military uses of this fibre have shaped contemporary civilian society and our uses of textiles.
Journal Title
Selvedge Magazine: the Fabric of Your Life
Issue
90
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Subject
Screen and digital media
Historical studies