A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by Spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands known as yarn.... s (Old French
Old French
Old French was the Romance languages dialect continuum spoken in territories which span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from around 1000 to 1300.... drap, from Late Latin drappus) used for decorative purposes--such on windows--or to the trade of selling cloth. Even small British towns had several drapers'
Draper
Draper is the now largely obsolete term for a merchant in cloth or dry goods, though often used specifically for one who owns or works in a draper's shop or store.... shops until quite recently, when ready-made clothes, curtain
Curtain
A curtain is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light, or drafts, or water in the case of a shower curtain. Curtains hung over a doorway are known as porti?res.... s, etc have become the norm. Several department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant Merchandise#Product_line.... s originated as drapers' shops.
The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the Livery Company of the City of London; it has the formal name of The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Mary, the mother of Jesus of the Mystery of Drapers of the City of London but is more usually known as the Drapers' Company.... is one of the Livery Companies
Livery Company
The 108 Livery Companies are trade associations based in the City of London, almost all of which are known as the "Worshipful Company of" the relevant trade or profession.... of the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a geographically small city status in the United Kingdom within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew.... .
The depiction of draperies revealing and concealing the human form has been a major theme of sculpture and painting.
