Beech, Franklin · London, Scott, Greenwood, New York, Van Nostrand co · leaf 14
gment matter. A transversed section of the woolfibre shows the presence of a large number of cells. Some-times wool fibres are occasionally met with which have apeculiar white horny appearance ; these do not felt or dyewell. They are known as kempy fibres. See figure 2.The microscope shows that… … Pig. 2.—Kempy Wool Fibres. the unequal contraction of the outer scales, and depends in agreat measure upon the hygroscopic nature of the wool. Itmay be entirely removed for the time by wetting the wool inhot water, then drying it in a stretched condition, or thecurl may be artificially induced by…
Dyes and dyeing -- Wool
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