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silk weavers

alternative label

textor pannorum siricorum

textor sericorum

tessitore di panni di seta

textor pannorum septe

scope note

Trade- or craftspeople who created silk cloth by weaving threads together. Silk would be harvested, cleaned, carded, dyed, and then spun into thread. Weavers would then use a loom to weave the threads together to form fabrics. This generally refers to a trade active from the Middle Ages through the Industrial Revolution when the process was taken up by machine looms.

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Occupations

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weavers

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damask weavers

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silk weaver