Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects (1911)
American School (Lansing, Ill.) · Chicago : American school of correspondence · leaf 31
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. 4. Fig. 8.No. 1, Medium grade wool fiber. No. 2,Camels-hair. No. 3, Kemj), or diseasedfiber. No. 4, Merino. No. 5, Mohair. 9? WOOLEN AND WORSTED SPINNING. 15 are not laid parallel to each other, bat are crossed and intermixed,so that the thread resembles the hairy body of a caterpillar morethan…
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