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 154
hich it reduces to about 3 per cent. Starching.—For the present we do not require that the laces shouldbe bone dry, because starching is the next operation, and dampgoods starch best, as every housewife knows. Machine starching isa simple operation (see the Plate). A mixture of fine wheat… … fg- 537.—High-speed Stentering Machine (J. H. Riley & Co., Ltd., Bury) brushes meet the lace as it emerges, and clear the mass of starch offit. A range of heated cylinders lightly dry the lace (see Plate, Com-bined Starching and Drying Machine), which is then ready forstentering. Fine point and…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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