The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new (1907)
Blair, Matthew, d. 1908 · Paisley, A. Gardner · leaf 33
the single yarn. Thus 30s 3-cord was made fromthree strands of 30s single cotton. 30s single cotton means thatthirty hanks, each of 840 yards, will weigh one pound. When 28 The Paisley Thread six-cord thread was introduced, the thread numbers were retained,but a single yarn twice as fine was… … FKiiciiSLH: AIn.i.s. now in general use is loos, made from six strands of No. 200ssingle cotton. The twist on the single thread is to the left,and that on the plied thread is to the right, which produces thecable character. At first this thread was sold in hanks, but the wooden spoolcame into use…
Cotton manufacture · Thread
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