Textiles
The European Thread

Textile manufacture in the East of England has a long history. In the Middle Ages this was one of the most important woollen cloth producing centres in England. Weavers and spinners were scattered throughout the towns and villages of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex in a swathe from Norwich in the north to Braintree in the south. Work depended on wealthy clothiers who ‘put out’ work to the weavers...