Textiles on Test: A Study for Distributor and Consumer of the Wearing and Washing Properties of Fabrics and Garments |
Contents
FOREWORD BY H GORDON SELFRIDGE | 1 |
I | 10 |
TEXTILES IN WEAR AND WASH | 30 |
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acetate rayon acid dyes alkali ammonia bleaching boiling cause Cellulose acetate cellulose rayon chemical cloth clothes moth colour colour-fastness complaint containing cotton Courtesy crêpe damage damp defective discharge printing dissolve distributor dyed dyestuffs effect exposure fadeless fading fastness to light finishing frocks garments give hose hot wash hot-ironing hypochlorite Industry Research Association Inst iron knit fabrics laundering laundry length linen loops loose mackintoshes manufacture material mercerised mildew mordant normal occur perspiration plain weave portion produced pure silk qualities rayon fabrics removed resistance rinsing rubber rubbing satin weave seams Section secured shewn shown in Fig shrinkage simple test sleeve slippage smooth soap solution soda spun stains strength stretched sulphur dioxide sunlight tendering Text textile merchandise threads per inch treatment twisted unshrinkable usually vat dyes viscose warp threads warp-knit fabrics weak wear weft weft threads wool wool fibre woollen yarns