The Textile History of Whitby 1700-1914 Apr. 2015

The Textile History of Whitby 1700-1914 Apr. 2015 | Page 4

287 VII. DYEING, WASHING AND MANGLING 288 Textile Dyers in Whitby 290 The Conditions for Textile Dyeing 293 The Importance of Alum 294 Colour Study of Clothes in the Whitby Museum Collection 295 Laundry and the Everyday Life of Washerwomen and Laundresses 299 Census – Special Study – Laundry Occupations 1841-1911 304 Drying and Bleaching the Laundry 305 Mangling, Ironing, Storing and Preserving 311 VIII. SAMPLERS AND OTHER EMBROIDERIES 311 Embroiderers 315 Selling of Equipment for Embroidery 318 Samplers 322 Other Embroideries 329 IX. TEXTILE RECYCLING AND ECONOMY 329 Rags, Rag Collectors and the Rag Trade 333 Carpets and Rag rugs 335 Quilts – Patch Work – Patching and Mending of Clothes 339 PLATES 387 APPENDIXES 387 I. Parish Church Registers – Textile Occupations 1676-1837 394 II. Census – Textile Occupations 1841-1911 400 III. Advertisements – the Whitby Gazette 1855-1914 404 NOTES 412 BIBLIOGRAPHY 418 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 423 INDEX 455 COLOPHON 3