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... that Anna Maria Garthwaite (artwork pictured), the daughter of a Lincolnshire clergyman, became the leading designer of flowered fabrics for the Spitalfields silk-weaving trade in 18th century England?
... that Bouclé is a type of novelty yarn that uses special plying techniques to obtain its characteristic loopy appearance?
... that a swift is a tool with an adjustable diameter used to hold a skein of yarn while it is being wound off?

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