<Ul> <Li> Cultivating and Harvesting </Li> <Li> Preparatory Processes </Li> <Li> Spinning </Li> <Li> Weaving </Li> <Li> Finishing </Li> </Ul> <Li> Cultivating and Harvesting </Li> <P> Before the 1760s, textile production was a cottage industry using mainly flax and wool . A typical weaving family would own one hand loom, which would be operated by the man with help of a boy; the wife, girls and other women could make sufficient yarn for that loom . The knowledge of textile production had existed for centuries, and the manual methods had adequately provided enough cloth for the needs of that society . </P> <P> India had a textile industry that used cotton, from which it manufactured cotton textiles . When raw cotton was exported to Europe it could be used to make fustian . </P>

Where did cotton come from in the industrial revolution