Table of Contents

Contents: Unpicking gender: introduction; Setting the scene: the Indian summer of the cotton industry; The trouble with weaving: deriving satisfaction from work; The weaver's rest: the ultimate escape from weaving; Making a bid for a family wage: the struggle around the automatic loom; Weaving fair and weaving free: England's web of destiny - Interweaving shopfloor, home and street; Gender unpicked: conclusion; Glossary of technical terms; Bibliography; Index.

About the Author

Jutta Schwarzkopf