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 172
our, or he mayonly stamp the half-bleached cloth, and make it appear like somefine twill; by means of the beetle he can beat it into a lustre likethat of starched linen; with simple pressure he makes it glint likewatered silk. Though the transformations of linen, silk, and wool are not sostriking,… … 3 4 VELVETEEN IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF MANUFACTURE (Greatly enlarged) I, Before cutting. 2, After cutting. 3, Dressed off. 4, Ashed, soured, and washed off. In the centre, the finished fabric. THE GENERAL THEORY OF BLEACHING 131 scoured, printed, dyed, and pressed; worsteds are scoured,…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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