Elementary treatise on the finishing of white, dyed, and printed cotton goods . 29. Twill 3/4. 9 ribs. Not 30. Twill 3/4. 9 ribs. Black glazed. 22* 340 THE VARIOUS PROCESSES OF FINISHING. caustic potash at 4° B. and 20° C. of heat isgiven on the padding machine and the piece isthen rolled up. The goods are then washed atfull width and dried. It is however preferable topass the pieces through a solution of potato starchfrom 2 to 5% containing 1% of soap and 4% ofcarbonate of soda, afterwards rinsing lightly anddrying on the stenter; then calender and quitea special finish is thus ob


Elementary treatise on the finishing of white, dyed, and printed cotton goods . 29. Twill 3/4. 9 ribs. Not 30. Twill 3/4. 9 ribs. Black glazed. 22* 340 THE VARIOUS PROCESSES OF FINISHING. caustic potash at 4° B. and 20° C. of heat isgiven on the padding machine and the piece isthen rolled up. The goods are then washed atfull width and dried. It is however preferable topass the pieces through a solution of potato starchfrom 2 to 5% containing 1% of soap and 4% ofcarbonate of soda, afterwards rinsing lightly anddrying on the stenter; then calender and quitea special finish is thus obtained; it is difficultto discover whether the fabric has been weightedor not. 19. Starch for ordinary stiff sateen. 100 litres gr. Potato starch375 gr. Tallow. Boil well, starch through trough, dry indrying cylinders, damp, calender, pass throughstretching machine, then beetle more or less accor-ding to fabric. It often happens that one passage throughstarch mangle is not enough and that the goodsrequire stiffening sometimes 2 and even 3 last time they are starched on engravedroller machin


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