Linen
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A two-page article from the Master Weaver newsletter (Fulford, Quebec) giving an overview of linen. It covers the history and spread of flax cultivation, production by country, and the physical and chemical properties of the fiber. It also explains yarn counts and dyeing problems, and outlines flax processing from rippling and retting through scutching and heckling, plus dry and wet spinning.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- March 1955
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
- Archive notes
- PDF provided by Judith Combs. By permission.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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