The practical upholsterer : giving clear directions for skillfully performing all kinds of upholsteres' [sic] work in leather, silk, plush, reps, cottons, velvets, and carpetings : also, for stuffing, embossing, welting, and covering all kinds of mattresses, &c. ... : fully illustrated with engravings of tools, sketches of furniture, and numerous full-page illustrations of original decorative designs (1891)
Hodgson, Fred. T. (Frederick Thomas), 1836-1919 · New York : Industrial Publication Co. · leaf 21
TOOLS AX'D MATERIALS . 15 stretched, otherwise the seat will drop in the center. Those known as Nos. 10, 12, and 14 are generally used. See Figs. 9 and 10. Scrim. — -This is a coarse thin kind of canvas. The 1 (that is, one yard) is the most useful for general purposes, though … in some cases J (or 27 inches) cuts to better advantage. Good makes of this are fairly up to the nominal widths. Hessian Canvas. — This is like scrim, only coarser and closer. It is generally known simply as Hessian. Wadding. — Both white and black is a preparation of raw cotton coated' on one side…
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