2.1.3 Changing cloth trade - 'New Draperies' and protestant Immigration Flashcards
changing ‘new draperies’
intro by 1560s dutch immigrants + revived the eng textiles market.
As a result of the increasing popularity of new draperies, many traditional centres of the cloth industry…
fell into decline and changed their economic focus
Although many traditional centres of the cloth industry fell into decline as new draperies became popular, … and ….. flourished and became…………….
Norwich and Colchester
the focus of production for those employed in making the new draperies.
Over… Protestant Dutch immigrants had settled in Colchester in…
1,500
1565-68
By… there were… immigrants working in the cloth industry in England.
1585
13,000
The key achievement of the Dutch in east Anglia was what?
introduction of worsted draperies, = the new worsteds therefore required a higher level of skill. This cloth was rather versatile and cheap and most crucially appealed to a wider market than traditional English wares.
Give evidence for the growth of those employed in the textile industry in Colchester.
Those employed in the textile industry rose from 26.4% in 1619 to 40% in 1699.
Why was the introduction of new worsted draperies in East Anglia a key achievement of the Dutch?
This cloth was versatile and cheap and appealed to a wider market than traditional English wares.
Why did Colchester and Norwich have a good reputation in their cloth industry?
Because the Dutch immigrants were involved in quality control.
As a result of the reputation of Colchester and Norwich, merchants on the continent were happy to…
buy products without reviewing samples first.
The impetus for change in the cloth industry came from…
Dutch immigrants
What was the most important innovation of the Dutch for the rural workforce in the cloth industry?
The introduction of the frame knitting machine.
How did the introduction of the frame knitting machine increase productivity in rural England?
It drastically reduced the amount of time required to produce cloth (as it imitated the movements of hand knitters at a much faster pace).
who tf were the french protestant Huguenots?
emigrated after Louis xiv forced them to convert to catholicism.
Skilled craftsmen. Silver makers, watchmakers. settled in eng. kent, London = est a major weaving industry in the east end
Impetus for change came from ….. immigrants who were talented in areas where the English were ….. and brought new ….. and ….. with them when they ….. .
1- Dutch immigrants 2- weak 3- ideas 4- techniques 5-immigrated.
