Textile fabrics and their preparation for dyeing : with numerous engravings and diagrams (1906)
Hummel, J. J. (John James), -1902, Hasluck, Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1854-1931, Foster, A. R · Philadelphia : David McKay · leaf 34
tc. ; and these so-called Colonial wools, so much used and appreciated at the present time, all bear the Merino character derived from the original Spanish stock. According to the average length of the fibres com- prising the locks of wool, or " staple," two principal classes of wool may be… … Fig. 7. — Microscopical Appearance of Wool Fibre. production of so-called " worsted " goods, while the latter are carded, and used for " woollen " goods. This dis- tinction between worsted and woollen goods refers rather to the operations of combing and carding than to the length of staple of the…
Dyes and dyeing
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