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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 edition. Excerpt: ...black and white. Width, about 18 inches. FLORENTINE SILK. Afine, thin silk, woven plain in all colors. It is used in the manufacture of parasols. The name is derived from Florence, in Italy, where it was first made. LINING SILK. A thin silk fabric, woven plain, possessing little or no lustre. It is made in all plain colors, and used for In some of the cheaper varieties the woof is composed of silk and linen carded together. Width, about 27 inches. MARCELLINE SILK. A very thin, soft, and fine fabric, composed entirely of silk, possessing a rich lustre. It is used for linings, etc. _ lrvidth, about 26 inches. OIL SILK. A very thin, white silk, saturated with oil, and dried. This process renders it waterproof, and transparent. It is used for hat-linings, etc. An imitation is made of cotton. Width, 30 to 40 inches. VELVET is a rich silk fabric, covered upon the outside with a fine, short, and close nap or pile. This pile is formed by a supplementary thread of the warp, consisting of short pieces of silk, doubled under the regular woof, and brought to the surface in loops, which are so close together that they conceal the regular web. These loops are evenly cut and sheared. It is finished by means of friction with beeswax, and polished by rubbing with hard wood. The best velvets are made at Lyons, France. Single fold. Width, 24 to 34 inches. PLUSH. A heavy, woven fabric, bearing a long, shaggy pile. This pile is formed by one of the two warp threads, which is composed usually of silk, but sometimes of the Angora or Camel-goats' hair. Plush is manufactured like velvet; but differs from it in the length of its pile, and in not being uniformly shorn. The regular warp and woof (which are always double) are composed of Lisle thread. Plush is...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781130574685
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 24
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1130574687
  • Publisher Date: 13 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 64 gr


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