FINE AND LIGHT
NEW WOOLLEN FABRICS * EXHIBITION IN LONDON (Rec. 8.a.m.) LONDON, April 25. The finest and lightest woollen materials yet made are being shown at an exhibition which opened in London to-day under the auspices of the International Wool Secretariat. They are made by a process developed at the Leeds University, whereby wool .is woven with alginate made from seaweed. The alginate after weaving is removed in a scouring process, leaving sheer cloth in weight from one ounce a yard. The International Wool Secretariat is publicising the new fabrics as light, pleasant to handle, and comfortable to wear. The new weave can be used for sheer stocking if strengthened by interweaving 10 per cent, nylon yarn. The development of' the process means that weavers have finally caught up with spinners, who were always able to produce yarns too fine for normal weaving.
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Evening Star, Issue 25776, 26 April 1946, Page 8
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143FINE AND LIGHT Evening Star, Issue 25776, 26 April 1946, Page 8
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