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  • ...rom impressions of textiles and basketry and nets on little pieces of hard clay, dating from 27,000 years ago and found in [[Dolni Vestonice]] in the [[Cze
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  • ...holders and tablecloths, but also makes huipils. She also makes figures of clay. Her work has won awards such as the Concurso de Tejido de San Mateo del Ma
    42 KB (6,562 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
  • ...mpressions of textiles and basketry and nets left on little pieces of hard clay.<ref name="Chang">[http://www.textile-technology.com/stone-age-clothing-mor *1865 – Clay invents the double-headed latch needle which has enabled to create purl sti
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  • ...y the techniques used in working soft waxes are similar to those used with clay and involve the use of wooden or metal spatulas, direct molding with the fi
    3 KB (541 words) - 10:17, 20 September 2010
  • ...ed two methods for the production of kerosene. One method involved using [[clay]] as an [[absorption (chemistry)|absorbent]], whereas the other method invo
    26 KB (3,820 words) - 10:18, 20 September 2010
  • ...soft, flexible [[wire]], or adhered to a surface (e.g. [[Cloth|fabric]], [[clay]]).
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  • ...|250px|An artist modelling a [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] of [[Confucius]] in clay]] ...use]], by [[Auguste Rodin]] (1882). [[Terracotta]], originally modelled in clay.]]
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  • '''Salt ceramic''', also called '''Victorian salt clay''' is a traditional salt-based modeling medium. It is an air-dry [[modeling clay]],<ref>http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,199,153178-229200,00.html</ref> whic
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  • * [[Polymer clay]]
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  • ...g clay]] sold by Spanish company JOVI and its subsidiaries. JOVI Modeling Clay, Plastilina, is mainly composed of [[Biomass|vegetable matter]], making it
    616 bytes (78 words) - 10:18, 20 September 2010
  • ...t materials have been used for the listed articles ranging from wood over clay to bronze. In many cases the articles were decorated using a variety of te
    102 KB (12,963 words) - 10:18, 20 September 2010
  • ...reaction to sunlight, the barn red will fade faster than the very neutral clay color whether paint, vinyl siding or other composition. The lower layer, kn
    9 KB (1,431 words) - 10:19, 20 September 2010
  • ...reds, oranges and yellows. Tiles are shaped either by pressing quarried [[clay]] with a wooden frame (super), or carving out the desired shape (regular).
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  • The business began in 1859 when [[fire clay]] was discovered in a coal mine owned by William Wilcox and John Lassey.<re
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  • ...nd in more regular-shaped building blocks. It is predominantly [[chalk]]/[[clay]] based and is bedded in [[mortar (masonry)|mortar]] to form [[wall]]s. It
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  • ...gives a pale pink or buff colour, whereas the [[Ruabon]] ([[North Wales]]) clay gives a bright red. ...eeks and each piece had to be made over-size to allow for shrinkage as the clay body dried. To avoid cracking the pieces had to be quite thin. They were fi
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  • ...o handle, quickly set and more affordable to use. The cost of molding the clay, glazing and firing the blocks, when compared to carving stone, represented |title=Common Clay - A History of American Terra Cotta Corporation 1881-1966
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  • ...be brick]]s. Chirpici is a traditional construction material made out of [[clay]] and [[straws]], used especially on the steppes of southern [[Romania]], i As such, the ''chirpici'' bricks used for construction are made out of [[clay]], with [[straws]] and [[manure]] and are baked in the sun before they are
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  • ...ir length into two tubular tiles, each semicircular in shape. A tube shape clay mould can be cut into four equal parts, with a cross section of a quarter o
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  • ...4 inches (13 to 19 mm) thick, made by the extrusion process from natural [[clay]] or [[shale]]s. <ref>http://www.ceramic-tile.com/glossary National Tile C
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