Matthews, Mary Lockwood, b. 1882 · Boston, Little, Brown, and company · leaf 94
the ground and allowing the dew, the sunand the rain to rot the outer layers of the stalk; SEWING AND TEXTILES 73 or steam and chemicals are used; or the flax fibermay be placed in running water or in pools, whereit is left until the outer layers are rotted. The lastprocess produces the best flax… … Retting FlaxFlax ponds being filled. large wooden crate, lined with burlap to keep thedirt out, and the fiber is covered over the top withfresh straw. The crate is then sunk to a certaindepth in the water and weighted down with stonesand sod. It takes fourteen or fifteen days for theretting when…
Sewing · Textile industry and fabrics
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