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When were new clothing materials introduced in Britain?

Answer:

(i) Before the 17th century most ordinary women in Britain possessed very few clothes made of flax linen or wool which were difficult to clean.

(ii) After 1600 trade with India brought cheap beautiful and easy-to-maintain Indian chinzes (cotton cloth printed with and flowers)

(iii) During the industrial Revolution in the 19th century Britain began the mass manufacture of cotton textiles which it exported to many parts of the world.

(v) By the early 20th century artificial fibres made clothes cheaper and easier to wash and maintain