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Peacetime will probably bring greater 

 progress in the production of textile 

 goods than occurred in the 1930-40 dec- 

 ade, which witnessed developments in 

 this field more significant than in any 

 previous period, says Miss Florence King, 

 assistant professor of home economics. 

 University of Illinois College of Agri- 

 culture. 



New fibers and new finishes for old 

 fibers are being developed by textile 

 chemists bringing such wonders as shrink- 

 age control, water repellency, crease re- 

 sistance, permanent glaze, starchless fin- 

 ish, fire resistance and moth proofing. 



Synthetic resin is a term which is be- 

 coming very important in the new vocab- 

 ulary of finishing agents. There are 

 thousands of these in spite of the fact 

 that they are a comparatively new devel- 

 opment. 



Resins for textile finishing must be 

 colorless, the water clear and must be 

 able to produce qualities such as crease 

 resistance without injuring the strength 

 or flexibility of the fabric. "Tebilized" 

 and "vitalized" are names applied by the 

 trade to these crease-resistant fabrics and 

 this treatment, when applied to cotton, 

 permanently increases its luster. 



This finish also increases the strength 

 of the fabric. It acts as a shrinkage con- 

 trol in rayons, and when applied to 

 hosiery gives a soft, elastic finish, with a 

 greater resistance to abrasion and snag- 

 ging, and also stabilizes color. 



New type cellulose ether is used for 

 impregnating sheetings and cotton dam- 

 ask tablecloths and napkins, causing 

 them to acquire a permanent nonlinting 

 and lustrous finish. 



Fabric strength is also increased and 

 susceptibility to mildew decreased. This 

 treatment may be used also to produce 

 the starchless finish for use on print cloth 

 of more open weave. When applied to 



Mow is the tima to give that old piece of 

 himiture a new look. From the illustra- 

 tion shown the head ond ioot boards are 

 relieved o< the old-styled iour postered 

 efied by cutting down to the paneL The 

 results are well worth the time and 

 energy put forth. For further information 

 write to the Extension Service in Agri- 

 culture and Home Economics, University 

 of Illinois. College ei Agriculture, Urbano, 



knitted materials and nets, such as cur- 

 tain marquisettes, it gives a permanent 

 set and reduces shrinkage to as low as 2 

 per cent. When applied to rayons, it 

 prevents yarn slippage and reduces 

 shrinkage. 



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If you are discouraged because the 

 dresses you make have that "homemade 

 look," you'll be interested in a circular 

 just issued by the Universit)' of Illinois 

 College of Agriculture. It's called 

 "MAKING A GOOD-LOOKING 

 DRESS" and explains through the use 

 of a "half and half" dress, some of the 

 things to keep in mind so that the 

 finished product will be neat, stylish and 

 really professional looking. 



The "half and half" dress was fash- 

 ioned by Miss Betty Eisenbrandt, a 

 student in the advanced clothing course 

 at the University, under the supervision 

 of Miss Mary Whitlock, clothing spe- 

 cialist. 



Large, clear pictures used through- 

 out the circular are visual proof of the 

 message Miss Eisenbrandt's study is 

 meant to convey. 



For your copy of "MAKING A 

 GOOD-LOOKING DRESS" send a 

 postal card to the Extension Service, 

 University of Illinois College of Agri- 

 culture. 



Undaunted by the scarcity of muslin for 

 patterns, these Mahomet Unit members of 

 Champaign county, Mrs. Robert Raybum, 

 left and Mrs. Ricjiard Watts, prove their 

 ingenuity by using the inexpensive vic- 

 tory net to make slip cover patterns. 



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Demonstrating proper adjusting of Ae pat- 

 tern are left to right: Mrs. Robert Bay- 

 bum, Mrs. Fred Mohr, Mrs. loe Klasen, 

 Mrs. Ernest Mohr, Mrs. Charles Patton, 

 Mrs. Clarence Raybum. Mrs. lohn Dunlap 

 and Mrs. Richard Watts. 



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