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From wool to cloth (1911)

American Woolen Company · Boston, Mass., American woolen co · leaf 37

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p is then spooled from thebobbins to dresser spools. It is sizedand wound upon large reels; from thesetransferred to the warp beam, as in thecase of worsteds. The processes of drawing-in, prepa-ration for weaving, burling and mendingare practically the same as in the caseof worsteds. The finishing… … Dye Kettle for Dyeing Slubbing and Yarn FROM WOOL TO CLOTH mill without cleansing. After fulling, thecloth is again washed and rinsed, and ifnecessary to remove any vegetable fibres,it is carbonized. Napping or gigging raises the fibres tothe nap desired. Gigging is done bymeans of a wire napping…

Woolen and worsted manufacture

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