Watson, Kate Heintz. [from old catalog], American school of home economics, Chicago. [from old catalog] · Chicago, American school of home economics · leaf 51
The particles of woody matter adher-ing to the fibers are detached by scutching. Hackling or combing still further separates thefibers into their finest filaments—line and tow.The flax line is the long and valuable fiber; the tow,the short coarse tangled fiber which .is spun and usedfor weaving… … FLAX A, Unthrashed Straw; B, Retted; C, Cleaned or Scutched; D, Hackled or Dressed. (Photogrraph of C. R. Dodg-e).
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