Article Info
- Article Title
- The Convoluted History of Boucle Yarn
- Issue date
- Autumn 2016
- Issue number
- 14
- Issue topic
- Boucle
- Description
This article looks at the history and development of the yarn we refer to as boucle. It covers some of the history of spinning machines (such as the spinning jenny and the water frame) and discusses how telephone wire and horsehair factor into yarn structures related to boucle.
- Article topic list
- boucle, historical
