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improperly placed, it will require an increased 

 degree of labour, and a neat line can never be 

 produced. 



The hairs, in proportion to the thickness of the 

 line required, must next be introduced, by means 

 of small quills, into the tubes, and twisted (per- 

 haps two or more) with each end of the silk. 

 When these lengths are twisted in, the quills 

 must be taken out, and the tubes again fed with 

 hair; and so on until the whole of the silk be 

 unwound from the balls. It is necessary to ob- 

 serve that the hairs should be of unequal length 

 when introduced ; otherwise, should it, after the 

 commencement, be necessary to put in two 

 hairs at one time, the line will be clumsy and 

 uneven. 



By immersing the hair for about ten minutes 

 in water, before using, it will spin much better 

 than if used quite dry. The mode of choosing it, 

 by trying or pulling, cannot be too much cen- 

 sured, as the hair will, beyond a doubt, resume 

 its original form, and thereby raise knots, which 



