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 52
moths laytheir eggs. These are collected, slowly dried, and stored in glassbottles in dry, dark rooms until the following spring. The cocoons Avliich are to be used for the production of silkare either subjected to steam or heated to 60° to 70° C. to kill thepupae contained within. This takes from… … Fig. 13. 75. Raw Silk. The next step in the process of silk makingis called reeling. The cocoons are soited into grades of differentquality. The best cocoons are selected for the preparation ofwarp thread, commonly called organzine, as that has to be strong,lustrous and tightly twisted. The poorer…
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