Orleans or Gulf Upland, Texas 105

CHAPTER X

MANUFACTURE OF COTTON YARN

Picker Room, Carding Machine, Combing, Drawing. Flyer
Frames--Intermediate Frame, Roving Frame, Fine or Jack
Frame Spinning--Mule Spinning, Ring Spinning 125

CHAPTER XI

THREAD AND COTTON FINISHING

Manufacturing Processes. Thread Numbers. Sizing. Cotton
Finishing--Bleaching, Starching, Calendering, Mercerizing.
Characteristics of fine Cotton Cloth 139

CHAPTER XII

KNITTING

Knitting Machines. Stripe Knitting, Knitting Cotton,
Knitting Silk, Hosiery Manufacture, Finishing Process 153

CHAPTER XIII

LACE

Needlepoint Lace. Pillow Lace. Lace Terms Defined 164

CHAPTER XIV

COTTON FABRICS

Albatross, Awning, Batiste, Bourrette, Bedford Cord,
Buckram, Calico, Cambric, Canvas, Chambray, Cheesecloth,
Chine, Chintz, Cotton Flannel, Crash, Crepe, Crepon,
Cretonne, Crinoline, Damask, Denim, Diaper, Dimity, Domet,
Duck, Drill, Eolienne, Etamine, Flannelette, Fustian,
Galatea Cloth, Gauze, Gingham, Italian Cloth, Jaconet,
Khaki, Lawn, Lingerie, Linon, Long Cloth, Madras, Moreen,
Mull, Mummy, Muslin, Nainsook, Organdie, Osnaburg,
Percale, Percaline, Pique, Poplin, Plumetis, Rep, Sateen,
Scrim, Silesia, Souffle, Swiss, Tape, Tarletan, Terry
Cloth, Zephyr Gingham 173

CHAPTER XV

FLAX

Physical Structure. Uses. Mechanical Processes--Crushing
or Beating, Breaking, Scutching, Hackling, Bleaching.
Characteristics of Good Linen, Notes on Table Linen 193

CHAPTER XVI

HEMP

Bast Fibers, Sisal Hemp, Manila Hemp, Ramie, Jute 199

CHAPTER XVII

SILK

Cocoons. Raw Silk. Silk-producing Countries--China, Japan,
Italy, Southern France, Greece, Turkey, Western Asia.
Throwing. Thrown Silk--Tram, Crepe Yarn. Embroidery Silk.
Sewing Silk. Silk Waste, Spun Silk, Floss Silk. Ribbons,
Silk Thread, Silk Cord. Dyeing Yarns. Silk Dyeing. Logwood
Black Silk Dyeing--(1) Boiling Off, (2) Mordanting, (3)
Blue Bottoming, (4) "Weighting" Bath, (5) Mordanting, (6)
Dyeing. Colored Silks. Mixed Silk Fabrics. Ribbons,
Velvets, Printing, Finishing, Waterproofing 203

CHAPTER XVIII

PRINCIPAL SILK FABRICS

Alma, Barege, Bengaline, Berber, Brocade, Brocatel,
Bomba