Hummel, J. J. (John James), d. 1902 · London : Cassell · leaf 72
the strongest and mosttenacious. Damp silk is less tenacious and more elasticthan dry silk. If perfectly dried silk is wetted with water, it con-tiacts about 0 7 per cent., and still more if the watei … Fig. 21.—Silk-lustreing Machine. contains mineral or organic substances which penetratethe fibre and cause it to swell up. These effects takeplace during the various operations of dyeing ; hence thenecessity of stringing, stretching, and lustreing, above al-luded to, in order to prevent or…
Dyes and dyeing
Internet Archive · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
