Of Fiber - Mercerizing, Beetling
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A short column from the Minnesota Weaver explaining two fiber finishing processes. Mercerizing is a caustic soda treatment that strengthens and adds luster to cotton and linen and improves dye uptake, and beetling is hammering with wooden mallets to flatten linen or cotton cloth. The author suggests uses for weavers, and the page also carries a note on sources of supplies, two Swap Shop tips (winding a center-pull ball of yarn, fireproofing yarn with borax), and local shop advertisements.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- November 1976
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
- Archive notes
- By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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