As Kassia St. Clair underscores in “The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History,” fabric is an essential element in our lives. It warms us as blankets and little knitted caps at birth, and ...

As Kassia St. Clair underscores in “The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History,” fabric is an essential element in our lives.

The woof threads are then cut in the direction of the warp, and form a soft pile for toweling. A wooden sword is used to beat up after each crossing of the warp.