Kinne, Helen · New York: The Macmillan company · leaf 145
der the micro-scope ? What do younotice ? This is what Marjories cousin from Paterson toldthe girls. They went to one room at the mill wherethere were great bales of silk, weighing about 100 or150 pounds, but not quite so heavy or large as a baleof cotton. When opened there were many hanks ineach… … Fig. yy. — Silk fibers magnified. MAKING GIFTS 133 spool. This is done by soaking in warm water, drying,and then placing the silk on swifts, or reels. Have youever seen a reel for winding ? (See Fig. 78.) Itholds the skein of silk. The ends are taken, and themachine unwinds from the skein and winds…
Sewing · Clothing and dress
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