Blanketeers
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The Blanketeers or Blanket March was a demonstration organised in Manchester in March 1817. The intention was for the participants, who were mainly Lancashire weavers, to march to London and petition
William Benbow (pictured in Punch in 1848) announced the march at a public meeting.
Sir Thomas Lawrence Robert Banks Jenkinson , 2nd Earl of Liverpool RCIN 404930 Royal Collection
Weaving
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Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. The longitudinal threads are called the warp and the
Warp and weft in plain weaving
A satin weave, common for silk, in which each warp thread floats over 15 weft threads
A Bangladesh Ansar officer weaving on duty
Weaving pattern cards used by Skye Weavers, Isle of Skye, Scotland