This book covers the pre-spinning processes which make plant fibres suitable for textile manufacture. It includes not only familiar plant fibres such as cotton, sisal and jute, but also less well known fibres from plants such as Himalayan nettle, pineapple leaf and kenaf, which are of great value...
Spinning: a Handbook describes the basic principles and processes of spinning as they apply to small-scale operations, supplemented by methods of testing spun yearn quality; descriptions of the different types of small-scale spinning machines; how to plan a small-scale production-and where to go...
The 'Small-scale Textiles' series aims to present basic information about all aspects of small-scale textile manufacture from raw materials to finished products. This series will be of use to fieldworkers, development agencies, and those starting small-scale manufacture or attempting to improve...