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 202
Courtesy of Cheney Brothers.Fig. 84.—Weaving. Primitive hand loom, to action of air and light these chemicals rot the silk fiber andthe filament crumbles away. In order to overcome the lossafter the degumming of the silk, all kinds of processes havebeen used. Weighting is added not only in the… … Courtesy of Crompton & Knowles.Fig. 85. —Beautiful figured silks and ribbons are woven on the Jacquard loom 181 182 SHELTER AND CLOTHING used principally. Black silks are weighted more than lightcolored. Salts of tin and iron are used for weighting, and forthe best black silks logwood is the…
Home Economics · Textile industry and fabrics
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