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  2. Conservation and restoration of quilts - Wikipedia

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    One of the primary techniques involved in quilt making is patchwork, sewing together geometric pieces of fabric often to form a design or "block." Also called piecing, this technique can be achieved with hand stitching or with a sewing machine. [4] Applique Appliqué is a sewing technique where an upper layer of fabric is sewn onto a ground fabric.

  3. Satinet - Wikipedia

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    His mill produced satinet, a waterproof fabric used in whaling and sea-going outerwear. Thomas Bradley bought the property in 1845 and erected a new textile mill which prospered until the 1860s, largely due to the popularity of satinet's use in waterproofing Civil War military uniforms.

  4. History of quilting - Wikipedia

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    Whole-cloth quilt, 18th century, Netherlands.Textile made in India. In Europe, quilting appears to have been introduced by Crusaders in the 12th century (Colby 1971) in the form of the aketon or gambeson, a quilted garment worn under armour which later developed into the doublet, which remained an essential part of fashionable men's clothing for 300 years until the early 1600s.

  5. Confederate Powderworks - Wikipedia

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    The Confederate Powderworks (a.k.a. the Augusta Powderworks) was a gunpowder factory during the American Civil War. It is one of the only permanent structures completed by the Confederate States of America that wasn't destroyed by Union forces. [ 1 ]

  6. Ames Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    This foundry mark on a Civil War memorial in Attleboro, Massachusetts, indicates that the Spalding company acquired Ames Foundries. In addition to producing military equipment for many years, including swords, cannons, and cannonballs, it produced sewing machine and bicycle parts in the later 19th century.

  7. List of museums in Kansas City, Missouri - Wikipedia

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    Pre-Civil War era house Kansas Fire Brigade Museum: Downtown: Firefighting: Located in a historic fire station [2] Kansas City Garment District Museum: Downtown: History: Clothing, hats, photos of the period, period tools of the trade such as sewing machines, scissors and industrial fabric cutters Kansas City Irish Center: Broadway Gillham: Ethnic