Shelter and clothing; a textbook of the household arts (1913)
Kinne, Helen, 1861-1917, Cooley, Anna M. (Anna Maria), b. 1874, Woolman, Mary S. fmo, Helen Judy Bond Collection. fmo · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 156
entor would give hisattention to this need. Linen is not as universally used asin our grandmothers times, for cotton has become cheaperthrough use of machinery. Our grandmothers grew, pre-pared, spun, and wove the flax for their sheets, clothing. FLAX 135 and household uses. The small cups on the… … ( ourle^p of York St. Mills, Belfast.Fio. .53. — Machine har-kling or prr-paration of the flax for the spread boards. livered at the flax mill. The first process is grading andlabeling ready for use. The flax is then prepared for spin-ning by means of the hackle. This process, called roughing,when…
Home Economics · Textile fabrics
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