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Shoddy

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Author : Hanna Rose Shell
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2020-09-03

Shoddy written by Hanna Rose Shell and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-03 with History categories.

“A remarkable story that moves from nineteenth-century England to today’s global ecological concerns around fast fashion.” —Times Literary Supplement Starting in the early 1800s, shoddy was the name given to a new material made from reclaimed wool, and to one of the earliest forms of industrial recycling. Old rags and leftover fabric clippings were ground to bits by a machine known as “the devil” and then reused. Usually undisclosed, shoddy—also known as reworked wool—became suit jackets, army blankets, mattress stuffing, and much more. Shoddy is the afterlife of rags. And Shoddy, the book, reveals hidden worlds of textile intrigue. Hanna Rose Shell takes us on a journey from Haiti to the “shoddy towns” of West Yorkshire in England, to the United States, back in time to the British cholera epidemics and the American Civil War, and into agricultural fields, textile labs, and rag-shredding factories. The narrative is both literary and historical, drawing on an extraordinary range of sources from court cases to military uniforms, mattress labels to medical textbooks, political cartoons to high art, and bringing richly drawn characters and unexpected objects to life. Along the way, shoddy becomes equally an evocative object and a portal into another world. Shell exposes an interwoven tale of industrial espionage, political infighting, scientific inquiry, ethnic prejudices, and war profiteering, and shows how, over the past century, the shredding “devil” has moved from wool to synthetics such as nylon stockings and Kevlar. The use of the term “virgin” wool emerged as an effort by the wool industry to counter shoddy’s appeal: to make shoddy seem . . . well, shoddy. Over time, the word would become a synonym for “inferior” and describe a host of personal, ethical, commercial, and societal failings. And yet, there was always, within shoddy, the alluring concept of regeneration—of what we today think of as conscious clothing, eco-fashion, or sustainable textiles. “In a brilliantly quixotic, scholarly rich, fabulously illustrated trek, Shell guides readers through the history of the reprocessing of used clothing and textiles, reflecting on human ornament, fears of contagion (think of the associations of ‘shoddy’ versus ‘virgin’ wool), and the evolution of a vast industry.” —Harvard Magazine “The fascinating story of how a respectable textile product became synonymous with all things inferior . . . . a fun ride.” —Washington Independent Review of Books

The History Of The Shoddy Trade

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Author : Samuel Jubb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1860

The History Of The Shoddy Trade written by Samuel Jubb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1860 with Shoddy (Fiber) trade categories.

Shoddy

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Author : Arthur Wood (dramatist.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877

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The Days Of Shoddy

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Author : Henry Morford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1863

The Days Of Shoddy written by Henry Morford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1863 with United States categories.

Manufacture Of Woolen Worsted And Shoddy In France And England And Jute In Scotland

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Author : United States. Department of Commerce and Labor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1908

Manufacture Of Woolen Worsted And Shoddy In France And England And Jute In Scotland written by United States. Department of Commerce and Labor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1908 with Jute fiber categories.

The History Of The Shoddy Trade Its Rise Progress And Present Condition

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Author : Samuel JUBB
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1860

The History Of The Shoddy Trade Its Rise Progress And Present Condition written by Samuel JUBB and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1860 with categories.

Shoddy A Yorkshire Tale Of Home

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Author : Arthur Wood (Novelist.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877

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The Russian Ball Or The Adventures Of Miss Clementina Shoddy A Humorous Description In Verse By A New York Editor

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Author : Clementina SHODDY
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1863

The Russian Ball Or The Adventures Of Miss Clementina Shoddy A Humorous Description In Verse By A New York Editor written by Clementina SHODDY and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1863 with categories.

Shoddy Cove

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Author : Betty Levin
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2010-10-12

Shoddy Cove written by Betty Levin and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-12 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

Clare's summer has been ruined. With Dad away, Clare is forced to accompany her mother to the Cossit Island Village living historical museum. Every day she has to wear long, awkward 1830s-style dresses and card wool in the hot, gloomy Grimes homestead. Then two children appear -- a boy who knows how to spin wool without even using a spindle and his little sister who throws a fit in the middle of a funeral reenactment. They are not ordinary tourists. Clare sees them day after day. Who are these strange children? What are they doing at Cossit Island Village? As Clare tries to unravel their story, she stumbles upon a second mystery, nearly two hundred years old, and just as intriguing and suspenseful as the first...

The History Of The Shoddy Trade

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Author : Samuel Jubb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1860

The History Of The Shoddy Trade written by Samuel Jubb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1860 with categories.