Comments by "Voryn Rosethorn" (@vorynrosethorn903) on "The story of the lost ancient fabric" video.

  1. They knew how to wash things, how much they did depended on culture and economic status. That said poor people tended not to buy such things in the first place, like now, you saw the estimated price. Though in England at least clothes were one of the things handed down to servants once they had seen their use, many of which would have had the fabrics repurposed into newer styles if possible and were carefully tended to, to only be worn on special occasions like Sunday's and weddings.
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  2. The British in fact supported the cotton cultivation in both the South and India, they took the raw materials and manufactured them in England. This almost caused them to back the South in the civil war but anti-slavery sentiments ran too high with the British public. What happened in this case like many was simple short sighted greed by a corporate body. The internal policy of the British Empire itself was a bit all over the place as the free traders and protectionists were fighting within the political system for quite a while over which approach would balance the books of an extremely expensive empire better, of course both sides were thinking of it in terms of the Empire paying for itself rather than the fact that it made England rich and thus able to cover it. The assumption in giving it up was that outgoings would be got rid of but income would remain the same. Basically they just proved why great empires either don't remain great or don't remain democratic, as they don't last when run by fools.
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  3. I like linen, wool and felt, they are more breathable and fit the English climate.
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  4.  @cobainzlady  For how long, and to what benefit. Britain is in a wrenched state and once the populations of these countries are no longer native can they even be said to exist.
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  5. Honestly it's hard to find good quality that is well designed unless you get a tailor. Most people can't afford it, and they would be looked at strange for having nice clothes in the first place.
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  6. This story is a very common one in state regulation, luckily in this case it was merely intricate fabric, usually it is food. Short termism is basically endemic to managerial regimes, the most visible evidence of this at the moment is the birthrates of developed countries. They would rather have women contributing to the GDP than continuing the existence of the society, culture and ethnic group. The reliance on immigration is also short term, they think they can bleed off the rest of the world indefinitely to no effect.
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