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 46
FLAX DRAWING FRAME(Combe, Barbour, & Combe, Ltd., Belfast) … FLAX ROVING FRAME(Combe, Barbour, & Combe, Ltd., Belfast) SLUBBING AND ROVING 29 Drawing and Twisting Flax.—Being firm of body and flexible,long vegetable fibres strongly resist twist; the force of the twinenecessary to make the twist renders further elongation of the sliverdifficult. For that…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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