The textile industries : a practical guide to fibres, yarns & fabrics in every branch of textile manufacture, including preparation of fibres, spinning, doubling, designing, weaving, bleaching, printing, dyeing and finishing (1910)
Murphy, William S · London : The Gresham Publishing Company · leaf 142
a transparent blue colour, the channel in the centre showinga faint yellow line. Here we find an explanation of the bleachingcapacity of linen. The fibre bleaches to such a snowy whitenessbecause the filaments are clear and pure. Chemical analysis shows the fibre to be composed as follows:Organic… … JUTE AND FLAX FIBRES Jute (top row): i, Sirajganj. 2, Desi. 3, Karimganj.Flax: i, Courtrai. 2, Dutch. 3, Irish. 4, Russian. (Xiio. See Scale on plate, p, 106) FLAX 97 of Europe, where no trace of wool can be found. It is certainly the most lasting of fibres, the cerecloths of Egyptian mummies…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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