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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 139

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to question ; nevertheless, the spiral twists are numerous. These spiral twists are the important characteristics of cotton fibres, as they cause them to cohere together, and so render them capable of being doubled, drawn out, and doubled repeatedly, and ultimately of being twisted up collectively… … Fig. 82.— Spinning-room and self-acting mule. particular kind of cloth for which there is only a temporary demand, may be ranked as varieties. The principal species of yarns are crotchet, lace, water twist, hosiery, bump, mercerised, hard and soft twists, crape yarn, spotted twist, knickerbocker,…

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