Finishing
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Encyclopedia Britannica (11th ed.) article on textile finishing, the mechanical processes applied to bleached, dyed or printed fabrics to give the surface a characteristic appearance or handle. It covers cotton pieces (stentering, starching, damping, calendering, beetling, raising), woollen and worsted pieces (milling, carbonizing, teasing, shearing, crabbing, hot and continuous pressing), pile fabrics, silk, and the finishing of cotton, wool and silk yarns. Eight line diagrams and engravings show machines such as the back-starching machine, beetling machine, milling stocks and continuous press.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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