Cotton mill processes and calculations. An elementary text book for the use of textile schools and for home study .. (1902)
Tompkins, Daniel Augustus, 1851-1914 · Charlotte, N.C., The author · leaf 357
ustable, sothat the size of skein may be varied from 54 to 72 inches.The most common size skein is 54 inches, or i-J yards incircumference. The amount of yarn in a skein is usuallythe amount that comes from one bobbin, but the pur-chaser sometimes requires skeins of a certain weight, sayI, i| or 2… … Fie. 6^. Reel. ^s- ^J 342 PREPARATION OF YARN FOR MARKET. 422. Such a red as shown in Fig. 63 will take yarnfrom warp or filling or twister bobbins. The spindles, onwhich bobbins are held, are stationary, and the yarn pullsoff over the top. This style is called dead spindle.Reels are also made with…
Cotton manufacture
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