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Silk, mohair, cashmere and other luxury fibres /

Although none of the luxury fibres, including silk, is produced in large quantities, their particular and unique qualities of fineness, softness, warmth and pleasurable handle mean that they occupy a very important place in the luxury apparel and fine furnishing trades. This book covers all aspects...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Textile Institute (Manchester, England)
Other Authors: Franck, Robert R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boca Raton, FL : Cambridge, Eng. : CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub., 2001.
Series:Woodhead Publishing Limited series on fibres.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Silk; 2 Mohair; 3 Cashmere camelhair and other hair fibres; References; Bibliography; Glossary; Appendix 1 International trade rules for raw silk and other products of silk; Appendix 2 Spider silk; Appendix 3 Composition of mohair fibres and of amino acids; Appendix 4 Mohair yarn spinning and properties; Appendix 5 Mohair fibre and fabric properties; Appendix 6 Mohair dyeing and finishing; Appendix 7 Mohair product list; Appendix 8 Rules for the use of the Mohair trade mark (label); Appendix 9 Scotland and China and cashmere trade.