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 94
Fig. 296.—Showing Methods of Reeling the Silk Fibre from the Cocoon. especially in the skein form, silk usually undergoes what is termeda lustring operation, which consists generally in stretching thehanks strongly by twisting, and simultaneously steaming underpressure for a few minutes. This…
Textile fibers
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