Shelter and clothing; a textbook of the household arts (1916)
Kinne, Helen, 1861-1917, Cooley, Anna M. (Anna Maria), b. 1874, joint author · New York, Macmillan · leaf 147
acture of boots,shoes, leather goods, and saddlery. The thread industry iscentered largely near Belfast in Ireland and in Paterson,N.J. Yarn and thread are also manufactured into very 144 SHELTER AND CLOTHING fine lace. Cord, twine, and ropes are twisted from flaxyarn. The linen industry in the… … Courtesy of York St. Mills, Belfast.Fig. 62. — Beetling, a finishing process of linen. one of the chief obstacles to the success of fiax culture in theUnited States. It is impossible to get the cheap labor forweeding that is possible in foreign countries. Machines areneeded for pulling and other…
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