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A cotton fabrics glossary (1914)

Frank P. Bennett & Co · Boston, New York, Frank P. Bennett · leaf 67

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n foundto be from manufacturing conditionsmore than from the chemical processemployed. Long cotton yams can betwisted very much less than shortones, and still have them practical fora mill, and the less twist a yarn hasthe more nearly parallel the fibres are,and the greater the lustre obtainedwhen… … The Fabric A.nalyzed. The warp yam in such cloths is oftenof two-ply, and contains a compara-tively small amount of twist, for thisproduces letter results when finished.It is also true that Egyptian cotton isused to quite an extent in yams orcloths which are to be mercerized, butthis is not so true…

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