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 24
mbrics can be spun from the tops. Roughing.—From a spinners point of view raw flax is defectivein several particulars. The fibres are dirty and lie unevenly, andthe long are mixed with the short; more important still, the fibresare gummed in irregular masses. The work of the rougher, or… … FLAX-CUTTING MACHINE: Gearing Covers removed (Combe, Barbour, & Combe, Ltd., Belfast)
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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