Wool and cotton in all forms from yarn to fabric (1921)
William Whitman & Company · Boston, William Whitman Co · leaf 53
riness. The wool cells arealtered, with resultant losses of strength. The felting causes wastein the cards. The naphtha process cleanses wool without scouring that doesviolence to fibre. Its action on the wool is limited wholly to separatingit from the grease. No heat is used. The degreased wool… … Carding Room in the Top Mill ok the Arlington Mills Group [48] naphtha process leaves in the wool sufficient potash which transformsitself into a natural bland soap in the washing vats. The wool thus gained is sweet and clean and brilliantly white,representing a maximum amount of useful hbre.…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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