Scientific sewing and garment cutting, for use in schools and in the home; (1898)
Wakeman, Antoinette Prudence (Van Hoesen), Mrs., 1856- [from old catalog], Heller, Louise M., [from old catalog] joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett & company · leaf 96
of the cocoon, for that injures the silk. Enoughto lay eggs are left on the branches; the others are removed and killedby baking the cocoons in an oven, exposing them to the hot rays of thesun, or shutting them up in a close room where charcoal is burning. It is a great deal of work to care for… … Silkworm, Cocoon, and Moth 94 SCIENTIFIC SEWING AND GARMENT CUTTING. THE MANUFACTURE OF SILK. The silk which the worm has spun is as fine as the web of a spiderbefore it is unwound. The cocoons are assorted, and those of similarcolor are placed together. When this has been done, they are put…
Sewing · Garment cutting
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