id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt mdp.39015064400016 Myers, Manette A. Textiles and sewing; a supplement to Morris's Household science and arts 1915 .txt text/plain 109838 8498 80 fibers, such as wool and cotton, could be prepared and twisted such as cotton or wool, a number of parallel threads and twisted In India we find a method of spinning the finest grades of cotton yarn by revolving a thin piece of bamboo in a cup of the warp thread and held together by filling threads, or embroidery in which the hand or machine makes the design on the completed cloth. It is only when the environment and life of the sheep are satisfactory that the important qualities of trueness of breed, soundness of fiber, strength, softness, fineness, length, and pure white —A large number of standard cotton cloths, such as muslins, sheetings, many ginghams, percales, and sheer materials like nainsook, batiste, longcloths, To make cotton cloth look like linen requires much dressing, for the fiber of the former is soft, while flax has body. ./cache/mdp.39015064400016.pdf ./txt/mdp.39015064400016.txt