Angola (shawl) explained
Angola was an imitated version of Indian shawl made with local wool options in England.[1] [2]
Etymology
Angola was a derived word of ''Angora.'' a very soft Angora wool.[3]
Angola
Angola was attempted in Norwich, Lyons, and Edinburgh and Paisley. However, local manufacturers made it on machines such as drawlooms and Jacquard looms, unlike India, where a labor extensive handweaving tapestry technique was used to produce the material. The original Kashmiri shawls in India were woven in pieces and then joined. Missing fundamentals of the craftsmanship, the imitations made of Angola were short-lived.[4]
Angola shirting
Angola shirting, a twill weave structure, was a blend of cotton and wool fabric for shirts.
See also
Notes and References
- Book: CROSS (Manufacturer.), William. Descriptive Sketch of Changes in the Style of Paisley Shawls. Being the substance of a lecture ... Reprinted from the Paisley and Renfrewshire Gazette. 1872. J.&J. Cook. 15. en.
- Book: McCarthy, Mary. A Social Geography of Paisley. 1969. Paisley Public Library. 978-0-9500416-0-5. 79. en.
- Book: Montgomery, Florence M.. Textiles in America 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth. 1984. New York ; London : Norton. Internet Archive. 978-0-393-01703-8. 147.
- Book: Reilly, Valerie. The Paisley Pattern: The Official Illustrated History. 1989. Peregrine Smith Books. 978-0-87905-317-8. 34. en.
