The Fleece of Their Flock: Homespun & the American Identity

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quite an impact in the colonies, as seen in the yardages that were soon reported. Stories of Success Many articles from local newspapers such as the Pennsylvania Gazette praised instances of local homespun success. For example, Connecticut post officer Ebenezer Hurd made “no less than 500 Yards of Linen and Woollen” with 6-Foot Spinning Invention - 52 -
help from his wife and children – “the whole of the Wool and Flax of his own Raising.” 15 Testing the “practicability” of producing their own “cloaths,” three families of Woodbridge, New Jersey, each produced between 400 and 600 yards of the same. 16 Families in Newport reportedly produced over 700 yards of various textiles in the span of one year, while one family had produced nearly 1,000 yards after four years of work. 17 Homespun production was a family activity and a praiseworthy form of industriousness. By 1768, the Gazette reported that “Almost every House in the Country is now a Manufactory; some Towns have more Looms therein than Houses.” 18 Innovations & Improvements Beyond collaborating during textile production, colonists engaged with each other intellectually, proposing new dyes, soaps, and spinning machines to improve their nascent industry. Organizers of a biannual New Jersey fair in This design for a new spinning machine appeared in the Pennsylvania Magazine. With a six-foot frame construction, it was intended to improve the process of spinning wool or cotton. 20 1764 invited manufacturers of all levels to unite in an exchange of technological advances. Special stalls were reserved for the display of “all Kinds of Linen and Woollen Manufactures” from all parts of America. 19 The following year, John Wily of Virginia pub- - 53 -
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THE FLEECE OF THEIR FLOCK HOMESPUN
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Page 5 and 6: Table of Contents Acknowledgments I
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Page 9 and 10: Introduction Zady: A “Made in Ame
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Page 13 and 14: Illustrating the Homespun Story In
Page 15 and 16: 4. Spinning For Themselves Colonist
Page 17 and 18: View of Charles-Town, Thomas Leitch
Page 19 and 20: The Imperial Emporium Due to this t
Page 21 and 22: tiles, however. Fashion plates and
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Page 29 and 30: The Wiley Family, William Williams,
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Page 37 and 38: Samuel Adams & Sartorial Simplicity
Page 39 and 40: The Repeal, or the Funeral of Miss
Page 41 and 42: “No Taxation Without Representati
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Page 45 and 46: Striped Swatches This sample book f
Page 47 and 48: The homespun movement brought toget
Page 49 and 50: Colonial Collaboration The homespun
Page 51 and 52: Women at Work Although this modern
Page 53: (Try to read the story in its origi
Page 57 and 58: Democracy at Work In addition to th
Page 59 and 60: Washington Crossing the Delaware, E
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Page 63 and 64: the “true and essential Interest
Page 65 and 66: Democratic Dress Though hundreds of
Page 67 and 68: Anti-Fashion & the Future of Homesp
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