Silk; its origin, culture, and manufacture; . Drying Corticelli Raw Silk after Soaking it in Water toSoften the Natural Gum. and forefinger as shown by the Colored Plate dexterouslytwists its end around the running thread, of which fromthat moment it becomes a constituent part. Imported raw silk comes in skeins of from one to sev-eral ounces, packed into bundles called books, weigh-ing from five to ten pounds. In China and Japan the booksare usually sold in bales varying from one hundred to onehundred and sixty pounds. 29. How Silk is Manufactured. The Corticelli raw silk is first assorted, ac
Silk; its origin, culture, and manufacture; . Drying Corticelli Raw Silk after Soaking it in Water toSoften the Natural Gum. and forefinger as shown by the Colored Plate dexterouslytwists its end around the running thread, of which fromthat moment it becomes a constituent part. Imported raw silk comes in skeins of from one to sev-eral ounces, packed into bundles called books, weigh-ing from five to ten pounds. In China and Japan the booksare usually sold in bales varying from one hundred to onehundred and sixty pounds. 29. How Silk is Manufactured. The Corticelli raw silk is first assorted, according to thesize of the fiber, as fine, medium, and coarse. The skeinsare put into canvas bags and then soaked over night inwarm soapsuds. This is necessary to soften the naturalgum in the silk, which had stuck the threads together on
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