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 222
of the cottonbefore it passes into thecarders. The importanceof weight adjustment willshortly appear. It iseasier to gauge the sizeand thickness of a lapthan of a mass of fibres;if the cotton can be formedinto a lap and addition-ally scutched, withoutmuch extra labour, thework is sure to be… … i68 THE PREPARATION OF TEXTILE FIBRES which a general ideaof the operation maybe obtained. A very-serviceable machine,named the ExhaustOpener (fig. 52), isthus described by themakers: The cottonis taken from the mix-ing and spread on thelattice of the feeder, thefeeder having collect-ing roller,…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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