Spun yarns from staple-whether cotton, wool, any natural or man-made fiber-are bulky an fuzzy compared with continuous-filament yarn, which is smooth. Sweaters, suits and the like are made from spun yarns, which are made from staple. Ladies' full...
Table of Contents: From ladies' slips to battle-ships; Buy-and-run shoppers; Sealing the sand cellars; Rayon passes conveyor belt test; Follow the wind in Wyoming; Textile bleaching cost cut; good news for your car engine; Get acquainted with...
Table of Contents: Cronar bows in; Polyester family has triplets; Blinds and drapes combine; Home of the year; Ground was broken yesterday; To solve solvent problems; Work horse for work clothes; DuPont show of the month; Selling the soft touch;...
The gold bedroom draperies, green upholstery of the chair, marquisette window curtains and carpet are among the all-nylon uses in The Nylon Suite, a new deluxe feature of the Hotel DuPont. The drapes and upholstery are of F. Schumacher & Company's...
The gold bedroom draperies, green upholstery of the chair, marquisette window curtain and carpet are among the all nylon uses in The Nylon Suite, a new deluxe feature of the Hotel DuPont. The drapes and upholstery are of F. Schumacher & Company's...
This complex equipment at the DuPont Company's Belle Works, Belle, West Virginia turns the chemical elements of coal, air and water into chemicals used by other DuPont plants as raw materials for the manufacture of nylon. Process improvements,...
Porcelain pots, glass rods and textile yarns in a dye bath--equipment used at the Technical Laboratory of DuPont, where dyestuffs are tested each day for quality and uniformity of color.
Staple from man-made textile fibers rolling from a storage hopper into a baling press for shipment to mills which process it into spun yarns on the cotton, woolen, worsted, or other established spinning systems.
Givenchy chooses an unusual all rayon coin dot fabric in black for this late day coat and matching turban. The plush like dot, woven in an embroidered effect, contrasts with the slightly lustrous fabric ground. This use of rayon to achieve an...
Typed caption: The sheath with a train has returned this season, seen here with a covered look to the bodice and great richness of fabric. Designed by Rudolf, the body of the dress is a cloque brocade in charcoal and silver, in a an imported fabric...
Written on back of image: "Top saddle guide for right crimper #19 picture. Built as a bottom saddle, 12-14-51, Book 91-13-A, Book 91-14-B; Reused as a top saddle, 3-12-52 Book 91-83, 91-94, 91-96-A (F22), 91-98-A (F26). This top guide, fitting the...
