Jute
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A French encyclopedia article on jute, the fibre from Corchorus plants used in India for gunny sacks and coarse cloth. It covers the European jute trade and the spinning industry in Britain and France, including the batching treatment with oil and water, the long-fibre combing process and the carding process, and the machines used in each. It also discusses blending jute with hemp, flax, cotton, wool or silk, yarn numbering, the difficulties of dyeing and bleaching jute, and its poor durability when washed. It is signed Trignot (de Pont-Remy).
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1891
- Language
- French
- Pages
- 3
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