Spinning a yarn

By Vicky Richardson Vicky Richardson 2002-10-01T00:00:00

Source: David Cowlard

When Marshall Lloyd invented Lloyd Loom in 1917, he told everyone the material was 'woven fibre'. Even today, hardly anyone knows it is little more than wire and paper.

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