The textile fibres of commerce. A handbook on the occurrence, distribution, preparation, and uses of the animal, vegetable, and mineral fibres used in cotton, woollen, paper, silk, brush, and hat manufactures (1902)
Hannan, William I · London : C. Griffin · leaf 133
xcepting for the lower counts. Good round laps of cotton should be level at the ends, and the margins of the lap sheet entire, without any ragged selvedges. The fibres of the lap sheet are combed or struck off by the taker-in, and carded or combed as they pass through the carding engine. When the… … Fig. 75.— Cottony droppings (fatty). Combed Fibres. — In the treatment of long-stapled cottons, such as Brown Egyptian and Sea Islands, that are intended to be spun into the finest of yarns, the Combing machine is brought into use. The object of combing the fibres is to eliminate the shorter…
Textile fabrics
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