Beech, Franklin · London : Scott, Greenwood ; New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 52
ery part over and over and open out the masses of fibre as much as possible in order to avoid matting or clotting together. In the case of yarns or skeins, these are hung on sticks resting on the edges of the tub or vat. These sticks are best made of hickory, but ash or beech or any hard wood that… … Fig. 10. — Dyeing-tubs and Vat. the yarn in the hquor, lift it up and down two or three times to fully wet out the yarn, then turn the yarn over on the stick and repeat the dipping processes, then allow to steep in the dye-liquor. This is done with all the batch of yarn that is to be dyed at a…
Dyes and dyeing
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