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20,000 BCE
Spinning: Origin
began around 20,000 BC. began with rolling animal hair fibers into stronger building material -
10,000 BCE
Hemp: Origin
hemp was cultivated from canabis and was domesticated in china around 10,000 BC. Hemp is very firm and is low in THC making it a plant that primarily constitutes clothing material and paper. -
10,000 BCE
Spinning: the hand spindle
the hand spindle was invented around 10,000 BC and was invented to help decrease yarn production time. -
7000 BCE
Weaving: Origin
allowed string and spinning thread to be woven into 3 dimensional cloth. -
5000 BCE
Cotton: Origin
cotton was found and domesticated around 5000 BC -
1400 BCE
Weaving: popularity
gained popularity around 1400 BC -
1000
Spinning: the spinning wheel
the spinning wheel was invented to improve the hand spindle's use, allowing spinning to decrease it's production time even further. -
Spinning: Machinery
The industrial revolution necessitated an industrial grade spinning machine, which was invented around 1740. -
Weaving: industrial revolution
the industrial revolution caused women to take over for men as primary weavers. -
Cotton: Cotton Gin
removed seeds from cotton fibers, allowing manufacturers to viably use cotton in their products -
Cotton: Correlation
from the 1800's until slavery became abolished in 1865, the cotton market rabidly grew which co-varied with the growth of slavery. -
Hemp: marijuana tax act of 1937
restricted use of hemp because of its association with marijuana -
Hemp: controlled substances act of 1970
hemp production was completely outlawed -
Hemp: legalized growth and sale
hemp became legalized to grow and sale for manufacturing in Colorado in 2012