Shelter and clothing; a textbook of the household arts (1920)
Kinne, Helen, 1861-1917. [from old catalog], Cooley, Anna M. (Anna Maria), b. 1874, joint author · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 158
to be made into yarn. Care must betaken to overlap the bundles on the spread board so thatthe line of flax will be continuous (see Fig. 54). FLAX 137 The slivers of flax are delivered from the spread boardsin cans and subjected to processes similar to those in cottonmanufacture which reduce the… … Courtesi of Yort St. Mills, Belfast.Fig. 55. — Flax spinning. used for cotton (see Fig. 55). The rovings are drawnout, twisted, and wound. The rovings pass between rollersand in wet spinning through a trough of warm water whichdissolves some of the gummy substance of the fiber andmakes possible a…
Home Economics · Textile industry and fabrics
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