The number of looms increased from 87,190 in 1890 to 154,600 in 1900.
Modern looms for the manufacture of woollens were introduced in 1861 and of cotton goods in 1874.
Phase II restoring the interior looms ahead with the need to raise more finance.
The silk looms are chiefly at Mehallet el-Kubra, Cairo and Damietta.
Large quantities of the coco-nut fibre are woven in heavy looms, then cut up into various sizes, and finally bound round the edges by a kind of rope made from the same material.
