Mowry, William Augustus, 1829-1917, Mowry, Arthur May, 1862- joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company · leaf 165
had their thick fleeces to keep them warm through thecold winter. In the summer these thick, shaggy coats wouldbe as burdensome to them as a winter overcoat would be tous. The ranchmen round up the flock, and taking themone by one, cut off with a huge pair of shears the long wool.The wool is sold… … SHEEP-SHEARING. CLOTHING—WOOL. 163 readily spun. The mule or the spinning jenny spins it intoyarn, twisting this yarn like a rope or thread so that it willbe strong and will hold together. A part of the yarn is thenarranged upon a great beam for the warp. The warp is thethreads that run lengthwise…
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