McGowan, Ellen Beers, b. 1873, Waite, Charlotte A. (Charlote Augusta), b. 1873 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 28
10 TEXTILES AND CLOTHING give strength, elasticity and pliability to the fiber. Under the microscope this region is indicated by numbers of small, dark, longitudinal lines which can be seen through the epidermal scales. 3. Medulla. — The medulla is the central canal. Fre- quently it is not visible,… … and fibers of different sources and colors. Good grades of shoddy are not different in appear- ance and quality from some wool directly from the fleece. Silk. — Raw silk, as it comes from the spinnerets of the silkworm, is in the form of a double filament, held together by a gummy substance called…
Textile fabrics · Clothing and dress
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