History of Clothing

The spinning wheel was invented in ________

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The spinning wheel makes possible _________.

• to spin polyester into clothes

• to spin cotton into thread

• to harvest cotton

• to make cotton from threads

Which materials were invented and made clothes even cheaper?

• cotton and nylon

• raw materials and polyester

• leather and cotton

• Nylon and polyester

TRUE OR FALSE: In the U.S., each person owns an average of 7 pairs of jeans.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: In the 1860's, women's dresses became so wide they couldn't fit through door ways.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: In the 1600's, men wore high heels.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: Up until about 1940, boys wore dresses until they were about 4 or 5.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: The first sneakers were made by Keds in 1917. They were made with rubber soles that were almost soundless.....which is why they got named "sneakers".

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: In the past, buttons were more for decoration than for holding clothes together.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: Hoodies were developed so middle school kids could keep their heads warm and hide during class.

• True

• False