Gibbs, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mitchell), b. 1885 · Boston, Whitcomb and Barrow · leaf 167
HOUSEHOLD TEXTILES the two, which makes it impossible to keep the material well pressed. There are exceptions to this in mohair and alpaca, where the wool is much more hair-like and does not shrink and felt as sheep's wool does. In this … FIG. 37. — MOHAIR, SHOWING COTTON WARP; WOOL REMOVED BY CAUSTIC POTASH case the cotton is not considered an adulteration, as the material is not sold for all-wool and does not command a high price. Poor grades of wool are disappointing in that they soon wear shabby, shrink badly when wet be- cause…
Textile fabrics
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