The textile fibres; their physical, microscopical, and chemical properties (1904)
Matthews, J. Merritt (Joseph Merritt), 1874-1931 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 194
d full bleach. The whiter the fibreis bleached, the weaker it becomes. The lustre of linen is quitepronounced and almost silky in appearance; flax that is over-retted is dull in appearance. Egyptian flax is also dufl, due tothe cells being coated with residual intercellular matter. The flax fibre… … A B Fig. 370.—Micrograph of Flax Fibre.A, longitudinal view, showing jointed structure and tracing of lumen; B, cross-sections. form and taper to a point at each end. At the middle theymeasure 12 to 26 //, with an average of about 15 //.* Thelength varies from 4 to 66 mm., with an average of…
Textile fibers
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