Textiles and clothing, by Kate Heintz Watson (1914)
Watson, Kate Heintz, American School of Home Economics · Chicago, American School of Home Economics · leaf 66
degumming of the fibers have pre-vented its employment in the manufactures to anygreat extent. The native Chinese split and scrape theplant stems, steeping them in water. The commonretting process used for flax is not effective on accountof the large amount of gummy matter, and althougheasy to… … JUTE GROWING IN LOUISIANAFrom Culture of Hemp and Jute, Report of U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Textile fabrics · Sewing · Dressmaking
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