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 158
can very well take careof themselves. No fibre of any value is produced till the fourth yearafter planting, and even then one stalk is the most we can safely takefrom the plant. In the years following, however, the growth is rapid,plantations of mature shrubs yielding 30 cwt. of fibre per acre… … Fig. 25.—Manila Hemp {Mttsa textilis)I, Flower. 2, Fruit. no TEXTILE FIBRES the leaves stripped off. It is in the petiole or stalk of the large leafthat the fibre is found. The stalk is typically vegetable in form,being built up of successive layers or rounds of growth, the harderto the outside.…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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