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Title: Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: American School (Lansing, Ill.)
Subjects: Textile fabrics Textile industry
Publisher: Chicago : American school of correspondence
Contributing Library: Claire T. Carney Library, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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e several parts intoa garment must also be flat as well as strong, and without any un-necessary ridge or corded appearance. These are prime essentials,which may be considered as standardized, and having provided forthem in a satisfactory manner the final detail of finish may be con-sidered. A certain amount of this, is, of course, indespensable, asit is required for the practical purposes of fastenings in the form ofbuttons, lacings, etc., and as bindings, facings, hems, etc., for pro-tection of the several openings and extremities of the garments. Inselecting the materials for these purposes, however, many pleasingeffects are possible, and they may be made to serve in a decorativesense as well as being utilitarian. Selection of Materials. In selecting the nature and quality offiber or material from which the fabric will be made, it is necessarythat the detail of color should be considered in conjunction, becauseif a specific hue or shade has been predetermined, and a dye or other 298
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KNIT GOODS FINISHING artificial agent is necessary to produce the desired result, the especialfiber known as the most favorable vehicle must be chosen; for amongthe many generic dyeing agents, or their mordants, some are moreperfectly adapted to a specific fiber than others. If a natural coloris desired, that fiber which has the cleanest appearance when in thisstate must be selected. Having determined the fiber, color, and gauge of the fabric,and having a finished piece of cloth before him, the designers taskis to shape the pattern or cut of the garment, and to decide on anamiount and quality of finish or trimming that seems necessary andappropriate. This is essentially the chiefs province, in which thereis recourse to no assistance excepting that rendered by the makersof whatever finishing material he needs, such as facing, bands, bind-ing, lace, buttons, etc. Style of the Garment. The style of underwear in most generaluse is the two-piece suit, consisting of shirt and drawers, or ve

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