industrialisation of Hyvinkää. Starting small, the wool spinning mill became one of Finland's notable textile factories, shaping Hyvinkää's growth and urban development for nearly a century. Its success drew

The Villa Cavrois is the stylish Modernist house of the industrialist Paul Cavrois, owner of five textile factories at Roubaix, which was once known as the ‘city of a thousand chimneys’. Cavrois specialised

Mineral potash is an important material for use as a fertilizer and in the chemical, textile and glass industries. Deposits of potash were discovered in the Alsace region at Wittelsheim in 1904. Development

The city of Plauen in Saxony became a centre for textile production from the late 19th century, specialising in lace embroidery. The museum occupies the villa and courtyard workshops of Max Vollstädt, [...] and demonstrate them for visitors. Tools, design drawings, pattern books and examples of finished textiles have been added to the collection. Displays explain the development of ‘Plauen lace’, a form of

The Mumat museum of textile machinery 20km north of Prato in Tuscany occupies a factory for recycling used woollen cloth, built in 1893 by Amerigo Meucci. Wool recycling techniques were invented in England [...] equipment. Recycling continues in the region and the museum works with local companies and the Textile Museum of Prato.