How did the textile business work when it was a cottage industry?

In the cottage industry, the textile business operated on a small scale, primarily within homes or small workshops. Families or individual artisans would spin, weave, and dye fabrics using manual tools, producing textiles for local markets or for sale to merchants. This decentralized approach allowed for greater flexibility and customization, but also limited production capacity and efficiency. The cottage industry was gradually overtaken by the Industrial Revolution, which introduced mechanization and large-scale manufacturing.