10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOTANY WOOL»
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Botany wool in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Botany wool and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles
An English twill fabric made entirely of botany wool. botany wool 1. Any
Australian wool of high quality. The name is taken fromBotany Bay in New South
Wales, near the territory in Australia that is famous for its production of fine-quality
wool.
2
The Integument: A Textbook of Skin Biology
The best knitting yarn comes from the Australian Merino (Botany wool). A useful
feature of wool is its ability to absorb a considerable amount of moisture (up to 18
per cent) without feeling damp. Another valuable feature is its natural waviness ...
Richard Ian Campbell Spearman, 1973
3
The Story of Men's Underwear
Meridian manufactured vests and trunks in lightweight knitted latex yarn (a mix of
wool and elastic originated in 1933-4), while George Spencer of Cheapside,
London produced a range of underwear made of botany wool with an internal
lining ...
4
CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences
Shrinkage is high, however. botany wool. I: In Great Britain and the U.S., any fine
wool from Australia. 2: any class of fine wool, bright wool. light-colored farm wool,
as opposed to semibright, q.v. britch wool, wool from the thigh and twist region ...
5
More Fabric Savvy: A Quick Resource Guide to Selecting and ...
BENGALINE A lustrous, durable, warp-faced fabric with corded appearance most
often used in millinery, ribbons, and suits. (Sew as gabardine; see p. 66.)
BOTANY WOOL Originally referred to Australian wool of fine quality but now
refers to ...
6
Knitting - Learn To Cast On Stitches:
Mabel Dawn Van Niekerk. in a circle or triangle. Knitting anything circular
requires four needles or a circular needle. Knitting wool and yarn 3 ply and 4 ply
wool is made from 3 or 4 threads of twisted wool Botany wool is wool solely from
the ...
Mabel Dawn Van Niekerk, 2013
7
The Complete Costume Dictionary
... bombazet bombazina bombazine bombei bombycina bomuld bomull boneette
bông bongos bont book linen boomwol borada crape cloth boratto borgana
Boston net botany Botany wool bouche bouclé boumwolle bouracan bourbon
cotton ...
Elizabeth J. Lewandowski, 2011
8
The Hainsworth Story: Seven Generations of Textile Manufacturing
... for the War Office, included small quantities of fleeces from Scotch and Downs
sheep, new brakes, (poor quality wool from the neck or belly of the sheep)
combing locks (or waste) from Bradford, wool from Peru and greasy Botany wool.
The sliver is put through six or more machines, each of which combines and
draws half a dozen larger slivers — more or less according to the size of the yarn
to be spun. Thus, in a Botany wool, with nine operations, the number of slivers ...
10
The Making of Modern Science: Science, Technology, Medicine ...
... thus launching the 'botany wool' trade vital to the colony's prosperity. Voyages
of exploration under Admiralty auspices were undertaken by Flinders in 1801—3,
Phillip Parker King (1793—1856) in 1818—22, J. Lort Stokes (1812—85) with ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOTANY WOOL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Botany wool is used in the context of the following news items.
Dinas Powys WI charity fashion show hailed a success
... show of Edinburgh Woollen Mill's spring and summer collection, modelled by members (Not a plaid skirt or Botany wool twinset in sight!). «Penarth Times, May 15»
Kate, Wills pick Aus wool over Kiwi design for George's debut
A company spokeswoman on Wednesday told AAP the shawl was made from a blend of Australian Botany Wool and another thread, fine-spun ... «TVNZ, Jul 13»
