Wool and Woolen Manufactures
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Encyclopedia article on wool and the woolen industry, from the Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas. It covers the nature of wool fiber and felting, sheep breeds (especially the merino), wool production and trade statistics for Britain, the U.S. and the world, and the history of woolen manufacture in Europe and the United States. It ends with a description of the processes from sorting and scouring through carding, spinning, weaving, fulling and finishing, and the differences between woolen and worsted goods.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1902
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 4
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