Angola (shawl)
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Angola was an imitated version of Indian shawl made with local wool options in England.


Etymology

Angola was a derived word of ''Angora.'' a very soft
Angora wool Angora hair or Angora fibre is the downy coat produced by the Angora rabbit. While the names of the source animals are similar, Angora fibre is distinct from mohair, which comes from the Angora goat. The cloth produced has sometimes been named A ...
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Angola

Angola was attempted in
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, Lyons, and
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and Paisley. However, local manufacturers made it on machines such as drawlooms and Jacquard looms, unlike
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
, where a labor extensive handweaving tapestry technique was used to produce the material. The original Kashmiri shawls in India were woven in pieces and then joined. Missing fundamentals of the craftsmanship, the imitations made of Angola were short-lived.


Angola shirting

Angola shirting, a twill weave structure, was a blend of cotton and wool fabric for shirts.


See also

* Kashmir shawl


References

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