Natural fibres
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Natural fibres
(Handbook of textile fibres / by J. Gordon Cook, vol. 1)
Woodhead, c2001
5th ed
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Fifth edition originally published in 1984 by Merrow Publishing
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A comprehensive survey of the natural fibres animal, vegetable and mineral on which we depended for our textiles until comparatively recently.
Table of Contents
- Fibres for clothes
- Natural fibres of vegetable origin: The bast fibres: Flax
- Jute
- Hemp
- Sunn
- Kenaf
- Urena
- Ramie
- Nettle
- The leaf fibres: Sisal
- Henequen
- Abaca (manila)
- Other leaf fibres
- The seed and fruit fibres
- Cotton
- Miscellaneous seed and fruit fibres
- Natural fibres of animal origin: Wool
- Mohair
- Camel hair
- Cashmere
- Persian goat hair
- Llama
- Alpaca
- Huarizo
- Vicuna
- Guanaco
- Fur fibres
- Silk
- Natural fibres of mineral origin: Asbestos
- Directory of natural fibres.
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