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← HistoryWhich outcome followed from improvements to drawloom design increasing silk production capacity in Byzantium?
A)Greater long-staple cotton availability
B)Complex figural textile construction✓
C)Demand increased for flax cultivation
D)Reduced material pigment degradation
💡 Explanation
The development of automated drawlooms enabled complex patterned weaving incorporating figural textile construction, using a Jacquard type punched card process. This increased output, therefore detailed silks became widely used, rather than simpler dye patterns with inherent pigment degradation.
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