Textiles and clothing, by Kate Heintz Watson (1914)
Watson, Kate Heintz, American School of Home Economics · Chicago, American School of Home Economics · leaf 70
t of the cocoon and ruin the fiber. Afew of the best cocoons are saved for a new supply ofcaterpillars; the remainder are baked at a low heatwhich destroys the worm but preserves the silk. Thisnow becomes the cocoon of commerce. Eeeiing Next the cocoons go to the reelers who wind thefilaments into… … SILK:-CATERPILLAR, COCOON, CHRYSALIS, MOTH the real silk and the end of the thread found. Fouror five cocoons are wound together, the sticky fibersclinging to each other as they pass through the variousguides and are wound as a single thread on the reels. 56 TEXTILES AND CLOTHING The silk is dried…
Textile fabrics · Sewing · Dressmaking
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