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 160
of flour or farina is used forthis purpose. Linen fabrics as produced on the powerlooms of to-day with the Jacquard harness are wonderful FLAX 139 in texture, design, and quality (see Fig. 58). Tlie beauty oftlie table damasks is not rivaled even by silk. The Frenchdesigns are the most beautiful,… … ( iiuTli.ii Ifiiirk s( Mlll^ BilfaslFig. .57. —Warping in preparation for weaving. The creel holds the spools. cloth. It is done to-day principally by chemical process,but in our grandmothers time the process was a slow one,taking weeks and months. It was accomplished by wettingthe cloth with sour…
Home Economics · Textile fabrics
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