Textiles and clothing, by Kate Heintz Watson (1914)
Watson, Kate Heintz, American School of Home Economics · Chicago, American School of Home Economics · leaf 52
TEXTILES AND CLOTHING 42 of wash water is never allowed to go above 120° F. The scoured wool weighs from a little over a half to one-third or less of the weight of the fleece. Hydroscopic Wool has the remarkable property of absorbing: up Moisture ^ ^ r • w r . ? . to 30 per cent or more of its… … WOOL SORTING ^'hydroscopic moisture." To this property wool owes its superiority as a textile for underclothing. The thoroughly cleansed fiber is made up chiefly of the chemical substance keratin, being similar in com- position to horn and feathers. In burning it gives off a characteristic…
Textile fabrics · Sewing · Dressmaking
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