Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woollen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects (1907)
Chicago : American school of correspondence · leaf 30
to the sensitive touch of anexperienced and skillful wool sorter. In the manufacture of woolen cloth, the wool that has themost serrations is considered the most valuable. It is by virtueof this characteristic that the matting or felting property is givento the wool, and these serrations or scales… … 3. Fig. 8.No. 1, Medium grade wool fiber. No. 2,Camels-liair. No. 3, Kemp, or diseasedfiber. No. 4, Merino. No. 5, Mohair. 9« WOOLEN AND WORSTED SPINNING. lo are not laid p.irallel to each other, but are crossed and intermixed,so that the thread resembles the hairy body of a caterpillar moretlian…
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