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Internet textbook about the history of hemp and its cultivation, its uses as an industrial and
medical resource, and the political problemds connected with it. Author: Ted Smith.
http://www.hempology.com/textbook/index.html
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Flax & Linen
Homepage about the history and development of flax and linen in Belgium. Information about flax
cultivation, harvesting and processing into linen fibers, and the home-based flax industry in the
18th and 19th centuries.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~belghist/Flanders/Pages/flaxLinen.htm
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Hemp, Hemp, Hooray!
Article about the eventfull history of industrial hemp as a source of raw material for the textile
industry. Author: Prof. Nancy Kelley.
http://www.textilefabric.com/Hemp.htm
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Fiber Wars
Historical record of the hemp industry, introducing hemp and its early importance to mankind, and
defining hemp's political struggle in the 20th century. Author: Dr. David P. West.
http://www.globalhemp.com/Archives/Essays/Fiber/fiber_wars.html
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Silk Production in the 17th Century
History of the development of the silk trade. Description of sericulture, and the properties of
silk fiber and cloth. From Jamestown Historic Briefs.
http://www.nps.gov/colo/Jthanout/SilkProd.html
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Flax Production in the 17th Century
Brief history on growing flax crops for linen manufacturing. Descriptions of flax fiber, its
properties and uses, and methods of processing. From Jamestown Historic Briefs.
http://www.nps.gov/colo/Jthanout/FlaxProd.html
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Fabric History
Time line with concise descriptions for natural and man-made fibers, utilised in the manufacture of
textile fabrics. From Fabriclink.Com.
http://www.fabriclink.com/History.html
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A Short History of Manufactured Fibers
History of manufactured fiber from the invention of artificial silk in 1855 to the wash and wear
revolution of acrylic, polyester and microfiber. Time line for first US production of various
fibers. From Fibersource. Com.
http://www.fibersource.com/f-tutor/history.htm
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Silk
From the Vegan Society's pages. The history of silk. Production, properties and uses of silk fiber.
A critical look on the exploitation of the silk worm in industrial processes.
http://www.vegansociety.com/html/info/info19.html
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Hempen Culture in Japan
Research about the history of hemp cannabis in Japan. Traces many uses from Neolitic to modern
times. Fiber properties and uses. Library of articles.
http://www.taima.org/uncleweed/
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Jack Herer.Com
On-line excerpts of the writer's book, "The Emperor Wears No Clothes", dealing with the
history of hemp, its past uses and future possibillities.
http://www.jackherer.com/
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