McGowan, Ellen Amelia (Beers), 1873-, Waite, Charlotte, A. (Charlotte Augusta), b. 1873 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 119
104 TEXTILES AND CLOTHING hanging in bunches on fences or racks, or piled in stacks, or by an artificial process such as kiln drying. Processes of separating fiber. — Rippling. — After the stems are thoroughly dried, the seeds and leaves are re- moved by rippling. This was formerly done by hand,… … Courtesy U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. FIG. 48. — FIELD OF FIBER FLAX AT HARVEST TIME. BUNCHES OF PULLED FLAX. filled with spikes which pull off the seed pods and leaves. At present, the flax bundles are held up against revolving cylinders which crush off the superfluous matter. After rippling, the…
Textile fabrics · Clothing and dress
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