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[1] Hair is straight and glossy, stronger and smoother than wool, and grows sometimes as long as twenty inches.

[2] Spinning is a process by which long or short fibers are twisted into a continuous thread.

[3] A process of finishing cloth by condensing the fibers so as to make the cloth stronger and firmer.

[4] See footnote, page 39.

[5] The size of yarn is technically called the “counts” and is based on the number of 560 yard lengths required to weigh one pound. In this case 130’s count = 130 × 560, or 72,800 yards of yarn to a pound.

[6] An encrusting compound of dirt and grease formed on the fleece.

[7] See page 54.

[8] Mixtures.

[9] After wool fibers are combed they are called top.