Sewing and textiles; a textbook for grades and rural schools, prepared in the Extension division of the University of Wisconsin (1918)
Turner, Annabell · New York, Chicago [etc.] D. Appleton and company · leaf 85
STUDY OF WOOLEN MATERIALS 71 sheep, but there is also great variation in dif- ferent breeds of sheep." The length of the wool fiber varies from one to eight inches, depending upon the breed … Typical Wool Fibers After Removal of Grease of sheep and the location on the animal. The wool fibers may be roughly classified as long staple wools or "tops" from which, worsteds are ordinarily made, short staple wools used in the manufacture of woolens, and the mis- cellaneous or carpet and…
Sewing · Textile fabrics
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