Document Type
Circular
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Keywords
clothing club, instruction, home economics department
Publication Date
8-1924
Publisher
Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Circular No.
213
Pages
23
Description
Materials made from woolen and worsted yarns are among our most useful and valued textiles. The raw material is procured from the fleeces of the various breeds of sheeps, goats, and other animals living in all parts of the world. The clothes made from this wool or hair vary greatly, as the fiber ranges from the short staple, soft, crumpy, dull merino wool to the long, silky, lustrous wool of the Leicester sheep of England, the glossy hair of the Angora goat of Constantinople, or the long, coarse hair of the Chinese sheep. The length of the staple varies from 2-20 inches. The fiber of most of the shorter wools is covered with minute serrations which are induced to draw together when subjected to moist heat. This quality of shrinking or felting is utilized in making some classes of goods such as doeskins and broadcloths. (See more in text).
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Linfiled, Azalea, "Clothing Club Manual" (1924). SDSU Extension Circulars. 212.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_circ/212