Here are entered works on industries carried on by persons and their families in rural areas producing goods at home for an outside employer. Works on persons in urban areas producing goods at home for an outside employer are entered under Home labor. Works on self-employed persons producing and marketing goods or services in their homes are entered under Home-based businesses.
Here are entered works on hand-loom weavers, including the medieval guild artisans. Works on modern textile workers in factories are entered under Textile workers.