Greensboro Grasshoppers. The Greensboro Grasshoppers are a minor league baseball team in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and have been a farm team of the Miami Marlins since 2003. The Grasshoppers play home games at First National Bank Field (formerly First Horizon Park and NewBridge Bank Park), which opened in 2005 and seats 7,499 fans.
Arguably the most important role textiles played in the Industrial Revolution were that they were one of the main items churned out in the factories, since they lent themselves to this type of production and were in high demand. Comments.
For History of Textile engineering from 1750 to 1850, see Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution. For hand processing techniques today and before 1750, see Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods. Textile manufacturing is a major industry. It is based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into clothes. Different types of fibre are used to produce yarn. Cotton remains the most important natural fibre, so is treated in depth.