Kinne, Helen · New York: The Macmillan company · leaf 218
Fig. Rosa Bonheur.These peaceful looking sheep provide our wool clothing. Wool looks wavy in length. It is fine and has a luster;while hair has a smooth surface and lies straight. Have you ever seen sheep sheared of their wool ?Perhaps it is done on your farm. Sheep are usuallysheared only once a… … Fig. 116. —Wool fibers magnified. like those in the picture (Fig. 117); but where there are many sheep, the ma-chine clippers must be used. These clipping ma-chines can be run by hand or other power. They shear close and save wool. Notice the machine which the man in the picture (Fig. 118) is…
Sewing · Clothing and dress
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