American Woolen Company · Boston, Mass., American woolen co · leaf 35
mixing room. During the process of scouring, whenthe yolk was removed, a large part of thenatural oil of the wool was also elimi-nated, and, in order to restore this lubri-cant, the wool is sprinkled with an oilemulsion, and the mixing picker thor-oughly blends the wools. From here the wool goes to… … FROM WOOL TO CLOTH wool—free as yet from twist—comes outin soft strands. These strands or threadsare called roping. Now comes the mule spinning. Theroping passes through rolls by which itis drawn and twisted to the size required,and wound on paper cop tubes orbobbins. Such of the yarn as is to…
Woolen and worsted manufacture
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