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Handmade History, Episode 8: Flannel
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Handmade History, Episode 8: Flannel

Show Notes

Everyone knows exactly what flannel should look and feel like: It should be plaid and it should be warm and soft.

What is flannel?

Origin of the word: unknown

How old is flannel?

Flannel & Wales

Flannel factories in Wales

Changes in the flannel economy of Wales

Flannel’s lasting popularity

“The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit”

LL Bean Flannel

American Giant

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Sources:

https://archive.org/details/textilesinameric00mont/page/n1/mode/2up

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Flannel

https://www.athm.org/fabric/flannel/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/28/style/made-in-america-flannel-shirt.html

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https://www.american-giant.com/pages/american-flannel

Book: American Flannel by Stephen Kurutz (affiliate link)