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Show OL xPAPERMAKIN 5 and much attention and knowledge of the art o papermalking on the partof the manufacturer wh prepares them "They should be firm enough to spread evenl upon the leaves without wrinkling or needing t be displaced. Also, they should be supple enoug to adapt themselves to the work of the coucher who applies the mould successively from one edg of the felt to the other upon every intermediat point "As the felts have to resist the reiterated effort of the coucher and the press, it is necessary tha the warp of these cloths should be very strongan therefore made of combed and well-twisted wool And as they should be clean and quickly absor and give up again a certain amount of water, thei weft should be of carded wool quite loosely spu and woven in about the same manner aslight cloth It results from this that the weft abundantly fill the stuff and covers the warp in such a way tha the texture is not marked upon the paper, whic would injure its grain by the irregular impressio of an uncovered warp and weft, asis often observe in establishments where felts not woven upon thes principles are used, and which does not denote great deal of talent on the part of the papermalser "If the material were too closely woven, like or dinary cloths, or even the finest kinds, it woul not absorb the water enough to enable the sheet Di ta imag © 2004 Marriot Libary, University o Utah. Al righs reserved |