Textiles and clothing, by Kate Heintz Watson (1914)
Watson, Kate Heintz, American School of Home Economics · Chicago, American School of Home Economics · leaf 67
SILK 57 luster. This process is known as "loading" or ''weight- ing/' and gives increased body and weight to the silk. Silk without weighting is known as ''pure dye/' of which there is little made, as such goods take too much silk. … EEELING SILK For the weighting of white or light colored silk goods, tin crystals (stanous chloride) are used and for dark shades and black, iron salts and tannin. By this means the original weight of the fiber may be increased three or four hundred per cent. This result is not attained, however,…
Textile fabrics · Sewing · Dressmaking
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