A one-page technical article on the rinsing stage of boiling-off (degumming) silk, by chemical engineer J. L. Girard. It explains why soap cannot be fully removed and why a trace of fatty acid gives silk its 'craquant' handle. It lists the conditions for good rinsing: soft water free of lime and magnesia, soaps such as oleine or olive oil that rinse well, a weak soda (lisbordage) bath, and an acid avivage finish. It also gives practical notes on temperature and equipment.

An article by chemical engineer J. L. Girard on how silk piece goods are handled during boiling-off (degumming) in the dye house. It describes hanging pieces in loops of cotton thread on sticks, and keeping pieces in open width using the old 'champagne' star frame and a jigger-type machine that boils off under tension. Figures show the loop method, the star frame plan and silk pieces under tension.

A one-page installment of J. L. Girard's series on boiling-off (degumming) silk, dealing with delicate fabrics such as Alencon tulle, "Illusion" net and "Islande" silk lace that fray under ordinary degumming. It explains why circulating-liquor methods fail and describes the "cushion process," in which the wide piece is wound, folded into a cushion, joined into a ring and handled like a skein in the soap bath, sometimes inside a cloth sack.