"Narrow cloth" (streit, strait, narrow ware articles, narrow ware woven) is cloth of a comparatively narrow width, generally less than a human armspan; precise definitions vary. Historically, human factors and ergonomics limited the width that could practically be woven by a single weaver on a handloom.
"Narrow cloth" (streit, strait, narrow ware articles, narrow ware woven) is cloth of a comparatively narrow width, generally less than a human armspan; precise definitions vary. Historically, human factors and ergonomics limited the width that could practically be woven by a single weaver on a handloom.
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