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 91
of the fibre had completelyhardened; in consequence of which, these places are more or lessflattened out (see Fig. 27). The striated appearance of wild silkis evidence that structurally the fibre is composed of minute fila- 78 THE TEXTILE FIBRES. ments; in fact, the latter may readily be isolated… … Fig. 28.—Tussah Silk (X340). (Hohnel.) A, view of narrow side; B, view of broad side; C, flat surface of single fibre show-ing two thin cross-marks at i and 2; /, air canals; g, fibrillas; D, cross-section; i, inner layers; r, denser marginal layers. outer portion of the fibre than in the inner…
Textile fibers
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