Before the Industrial Revolution, making textiles was a slow process carried out by people using simple equipment, mostly in their own homes. By the end of the Industrial Revolution, the ...

What was once a booming industry has all but collapsed under the weight of globalization. We're looking into the state's rich history of it's once proudest industry.

The "story of textiles is the story of human ingenuity ... Rhode Island—considered the home of the Industrial Revolution in ...