Richer people in the society were able to afford more intricate designed clothing such as using damask fabric (named after ... They were made of linen, wool or cotton and some were dyed yellow ...
Alison McNamee is one of the world's last master damask weavers. She weaves on a mid-19th century Jacquard handloom at the Irish Linen Centre in Lisburn, County Antrim. The Jacquard handloom was ...