Textiles and clothing, by Kate Heintz Watson (1914)
Watson, Kate Heintz, American School of Home Economics · Chicago, American School of Home Economics · leaf 40
ld be separated by hand from the seed by a week's labor. The modern saw gins turn out over five thousand pounds daily. Cotton is the white downy co veering of the seed of Native Home several species of cotton plant. It is a native of many parts of the world, being found by Columbus growing in the… … COTTON FIBER ATTACHED Florida is the most valu- TO SEED able variety, having a fine fiber, one and one-half to two inches in length. Some of the Egyptian cotton be- longs to this species. Sea island cotton is used chiefly for fine laces, thread and knit goods and for the finest lawns and muslins.…
Textile fabrics · Sewing · Dressmaking
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