An episode of The Engines of Our Ingenuity, numbered 1629, discusses textile engineering and conservatism. The topic of resisting change is also explored in this episode.

Further information about the episode can be found from the source. The episode appears to draw on the content of an old book to inform its discussion of these topics.

Details about the specific book and its connection to the themes of textile engineering and conservatism are not provided here, but may be available from the source.