Elasticity, as measured by the extension under the breaking load, remains about the same in yarns mercerised under strain, but when allowed to shrink under mercerisation there is an increase of 30-40 p.
The work concludes with a section devoted to a description of the various practical systems of mercerisation of yarns in general practice in Germany, and an account of the methods adopted in dyeing the mercerised yarns.
It was found that, on washing the alkali from the mercerised jute, and further purifying the residue, this latter yielded only 4.
The influence of the chemical factors is also emphasised by the increased dyeing capacity of the mercerised goods, which effect, moreover, is independent of those conditions of strain or tension under mercerisation which determine lustre.
The following table exhibits the variations of shrinkage of Egyptian when mercerised without tension, under varying conditions as regards the essential factors of the treatment--viz.
Muslin I eschew as being too airy and girlish for one of rounded proportions, but mercerised cotton is my salvation.
Silky mercerised cotton has very considerable affinity for dye-stuffs, taking them up much more readily from dye-baths, and it is dyed in very brilliant shades.
This structure fully accounts for the silky lustre possessed by the mercerised fibres.
In beaded crochet a coloured mercerised cotton, fine enough to pass easily through the beads selected, is used with a crochet-hook corresponding in fineness to the thread.
It is advisable to use mercerised cotton or silk, and to leave the tension of the machine rather slack.
Fine mercerised cotton, or crochet silk thread is used with a fine hook.
The toes and heels of children’s stockings may be neatly darned before they are worn for the first time, for this purpose using crochet silk or mercerised thread, which is less bulky and clumsy than wool.
The manufacture ofmercerised cotton has become very important of late years.
We shall also observe that in our mercerised fibres the lumen has become very narrow and it is often broken, here and there are swellings on the outside of each fibre, corresponding to the positions of the twists.
Mercerised cotton, in addition to its lustre, is stronger and absorbs dyes more easily than ordinary cotton.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mercerised" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
