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Some points in choosing textiles (1917)

Gibbs, Charlotte Mitchell, 1885- [from old catalog], Illinois. University. Dept. of household science. [from old catalog] · Urbana, The University of Illinois · leaf 6

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ulterating cotton is shown in certain kindsof dotted swiss. A good swiss has thread dots woven or embroideredin the cloth. Figure 1A shows a piece of material sold at the priceof a good swiss, but in this case the dots are merely a heavy paste,printed on the cloth. Figure IB shows the result of… … Figure 1 6 University of Illinois Bulletin [August, Mercerized cotton is a cloth produced by the action of a strongalkali on cotton fiber rinsed under tension. It is a strong, attractivematerial with good wearing qualities. An imitation of this may bemade by the action of very heavy and very hot…

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