Textiles; a handbook for the student and the consumer (1926)
Woolman, Mary Schenck, 1860- · New York, MacMillan · leaf 395
a fraction of an inch to two inches in length, and having an average diameter of .001 of an inch. Under the microscope, flax fibers show certain variations according to their quality or source, but the long fibers for linen yarn have the following character- istics in common: The shape is… … Fig. 136. -Flax Fibers. are characteristic. They are polygonal, made up of groups of five- or six-sided cells, with a small lumen (Fig. 137). Fibers from the base of the stem and the root of the plant are flattened, broad, and stratified, with wide lumens. In cross section the lumen shows its…
Textile fabrics
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