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#THE CHEMISTRY OF HAT MANUFACTURING.# Lectures delivered before the Hat
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#Contents.#
Textile Fibres, principally Wool, Fur, and Hair -- Water: its
Chemistry and Properties; Impurities and their Action; Tests of Purity
-- Acids and Alkalis -- Boric Acid, Borax, Soap -- Shellac, Wood
Spirit, and the Stiffening and Proofing Process -- Mordants: their
Nature and Use -- Dye-stuffs and Colours -- Dyeing of Wool and Fur;
and Optical Properties of Colours-Index.
#THE TECHNICAL TESTING OF YARNS AND TEXTILE FABRICS.# With Reference to
Official Specifications. Translated from the German of Dr. J.
HERZFELD. Second Edition. Sixty-nine Illustrations. 200 pp. Demy 8vo.
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#Contents.#
#Yarn Testing. Determining the Yarn Number# -- #Testing the Length of
Yarns# -- #Examination of the External Appearance of Yarn# -- #Determining
the Twist of Yarn and Twist# -- #Determination of Tensile Strength and
Elasticity# -- #Estimating the Percentage of Fat in Yarn# --
#Determination of Moisture# (Conditioning) -- #Appendix#.
#DECORATIVE AND FANCY TEXTILE FABRICS.# By R. T. LORD. Manufacturers and
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#THEORY AND PRACTICE OF DAMASK WEAVING.# By H. KINZER and K. WALTER.
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#Contents.# (p. c21)
#The Various Sorts of Damask Fabrics# -- Drill (Ticking, Handloom-made)
-- Whole Damask for Tablecloths -- Damask with Ground- and
Connecting-warp Threads -- Furniture Damask -- Lampas or Hangings --
Church Damasks -- #The Manufacture of Whole Damask# -- Damask
Arrangement with and without Cross-Shedding -- The Altered
Cone-arrangement -- The Principle of the Corner Lifting Cord -- The
Roller Principle -- The Combination of the Jacquard with the so-called
Damask Machine -- The Special Damask Machine -- The Combination of Two
Tyings.
#FAULTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WOOLLEN GOODS AND THEIR PREVENTION.# By
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