dictionary of Technical Terms Relating to the Textile Industry
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Two pages of a serialized textile dictionary running from Sorter to Spider-stitch. Entries cover wool sorting and fleece grades, fibre soundness testing, silk and cotton processing, sheep breeds (Southdown, Southam, Spanish Merino), cotton varieties, speeder machines, and laces and fabrics such as soutache and Spanish lace. Illustrations include fleece-sorting diagrams, wool staples, a fibre strength tester, a Southdown sheep, and a slubber.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1913
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
- Archive notes
- Scanned images provided by John Cropper.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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