. Cotton and cotton manufacture . ter printing, the clothis steamed, or aged, to make the colors fast. Then it is fixed and soapedthoroughly, after which it is run through the drier. In order to give the cloth the proper feel an operation is next per-formed which closely resembles warp sizing. A certain amount of hotstarch is pressed into the cloth, after which it is drawn through thetenter frames and not only dried but stretched back to its normal tenter frame is about one hundred feet long and contains long linesof steam pipes. On each side an endless chain with clips grips the clo
. Cotton and cotton manufacture . ter printing, the clothis steamed, or aged, to make the colors fast. Then it is fixed and soapedthoroughly, after which it is run through the drier. In order to give the cloth the proper feel an operation is next per-formed which closely resembles warp sizing. A certain amount of hotstarch is pressed into the cloth, after which it is drawn through thetenter frames and not only dried but stretched back to its normal tenter frame is about one hundred feet long and contains long linesof steam pipes. On each side an endless chain with clips grips the clothand moving gradually further apart, these chains stretch the cloth, de-livering it dry and of even width. (Some goods, notably those madefor Asiatic consumption in England, are not only starched but filledwith China clay, which adds over 100% to their weight.) As it comes off the tenter the cloth goes through steel rollers and ispressed smooth, after which it is automatically folded and made readyfor ticketing and packing. f44|. Calendar. 9 .....flVJ^i r >r-| w ^f ** ^n ^tf^^i --*-- ..jdii^i l 4i ^ v^H ^i ^t^:^. * ?A Folding. CHAPTER XI History Tivo Types of Machines The FlatBed Knitter The Circular Machine The Knitting Industry We have just seen by what processes cotton yarn becomes first graycloth, and then finished goods. There is of course a. tremendousvariety of woven fabric, ranging all the way from the coarsest sailcloth to the finest organdie. And there are certain finishes such as vel-veteen and corduroy which, for want of space, we have not even touchedupon. There is, however, a whole class of cotton fabric which is notwoven but knit; and since most of our hosiery and underwear are madein this way, it behooves us to take at least a brief glance at the knittingindustry. The principle of knitting is so familiar to every one who is or has amother or wife that no description of it is necessary. Curiously enough,although the original stocking frame was invented as far
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