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 176
BRUSH AND MAT MATERIALS. 159 structure, fineness, and needle-pointed ends they are evidently prepared from some plant allied to the genus Corchorus (Tiliacege). The*pulling or physical strain of three of these fibres varied as follows in pounds : — •125, -3, -15. … Fig. 106.— Palma fibres. Straw (Hats) (Triticum eestivtim, Graminese). — The straw of wheat stems is used for the purpose of plaiting into hats. The principal species from which the straw is obtained is Triticum turgidum, a native of Egypt. It is mainly used by the Italian plaiters in the districts…
Textile fabrics
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