United States. Dept. of Agriculture · [Washington · leaf 71
from the cocoon,shows them in pairs, agglutinated by a secretion external to the fibre itself.The subsequent treatment separates these fibres more or less until they present 0 SUBSTITUTING FLAX OR HEMP FOR COTTO.V the appearance shown in the figure. Silk is wound off from the cocoon, and… … Wool, unlike silk, shows distinct structure, and is in fact made up of cells oftwo different kinds; the one kind on the outside (as seen in one part of thefigure) being broad and flattened, overlapping each other, with their free edgespointing to the top of the hair; the second kind (as seen in the…
Flax · Hemp · Textile fibers
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