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by bryanlarsen 456 days ago
I'm talking 100 years ago, not 1000. We've had mechanized fabric production for > 300 years.

From your document, weaving and spinning are > 85% of the labor in your shirt. Those would be almost 0% for a shirt made 100 years ago. And those wouldn't be the only steps mechanized 100 years ago.