[ELI5] How cloth is made? From string to fabric?
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String is made into fabric through a process called “weaving”. The actual pattern of this process varies depending on the cloth.
In the past this was done using a device called a “loom”, typically a laborious task performed by women. With the introduction of machines and industrialization this was able to be done automatically, a move that was opposed by a textile association at the time for the many weaving jobs that would be lost. That textile association were the Luddites, and their opposition to technological progress turned their name into a perjorative term for anyone who opposes technology.
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