Application of dyestuffs to textiles, paper, leather and other materials (1920)
Matthews, J. Merritt (Joseph Merritt), 1874-1931 · New York, Wiley · leaf 38
in the selection of the yarn to be used. It is well notto use too fine a yarn, as this consumes considerable time in the prepa-ration of the test skeins; also finer yarns are more expensive thancoarser ones, and are more Uable to break and tangle up. In the case. MATERIALS FOR DYE-TESTS 19 of wool… … Fig. 10. Yarn Reel. rewound if required. If this form of silk yarn is too expensive, however,spun silk yarn may be used. With cotton it is well to use a goodquaUty two-ply combed peeler yarn (in size about 2/20s or 2/16s).
Dyes and dyeing · Textile fabrics
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