Kinne, Helen · New York: The Macmillan company · leaf 207
ready to be wound onspools and to be twisted to make them strong. Thisis done in the same way as the cotton. The spoolsare put in at the top of the machine; they hold the i94 CLOTHING AND HEALTH rovings. The rovings pass over rollers which drawout and twist and wind the yarn on the spools… … Courtesy of York St. Mills, Belfast.Fig. 113.— Spreading flax to make it a continuous line. are called, at work. Uncle John says that yarns aremade of coarse or of very fine grade, according to thefineness of cloth desired. Linen thread is made bytwisting together two or three of the linen yarns.…
Sewing · Clothing and dress
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