Turner, Annabell · New York : D. Appleton and Company · leaf 99
SILK 85 the less weighting the greater service may be expected from the material. Where the threads one way are weighted, this rule does not hold … Original Residue Messaline, 21 inches $1.50 per yard Weighted Silks Before and After Burning good, because if the threads in one direction give way, the material loses its usefulness. Burn a number of pieces of silk to discover some which are pure silk, some weighted both ways, some weighted only…
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