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SPINNING AND WEAVING CALCULATIONS, especially 

 relating to Woollens. From the German of N. Reiser. Thirty-four 

 Illustrations. Tables. 160 pp. Demy 8vo. 1904. Price 10s. 6d. ; 

 India and Colonies, lis. ; Other Countries, 12s. ; strictly net. 

 „ , , . Contents. 



Calculating the Raw Material— Proportion of Different Grades of Wool to Furnish a 

 Mixture at a Given Price— Quantity to Produce a Given Length— Yarn Calculations— Yam 

 Number— Working Calculations— Calculating the Reed Count— Cost of Weaving, etc. 



WATERPROOFING OF FABRICS. By Dr. S. Mierzinski. 

 Crown Svo. 104 pp. 29 Illus. Price 5s. ; Colonies, 5s. 6d. ; Other 

 Countries, 6s. ; strictly net. 



Contents. 



Introduction — Preliminary Treatment of the Fabric — Waterproofing vi^ith Acetate of 

 Alumina— Impregnation of the Fabric— Drying— Waterproofing with Paraffin— Waterproofing 

 with Ammonium Cuprate — Waterproofing with Metallic Oxides — Coloured Waterproof 

 Fabrics— Waterproofing with Gelatine, Tannin, Caseinate of Lime and other Bodies— Manu- 

 facture of Tarpaulin— British Waterproofing Patents— Indexl 



HOW TO MAKE A WOOLLEN MILL PAY. By John 

 Mackie. Crown Svo. 76 pp. 1904. Price 3s. 6d. ; Colonies, 4s. ; 

 Other Countries, 4s. 6d. ; net. 



Contents. 



Blends, Piles, or Mixtures of Clean Scoured Wools — Dyed Wool Book— The Order Book 

 — Pattern Duplicate Books — Management and Oversight — Constant Inspection of Mill De- 

 partments — Importance of Delivering Goods to Time, Shade, Strength, etc. — Plums. 

 (For "Textile Soaps" see p. y.) 



Dyeing, Colour Printing, 

 Matching and Dye-stuffs. 



THE COLOUR PRINTING OF CARPET YARNS. Manual 

 for Colour Chemists and Textile Printers. By David Paterson, 

 F.C.S. Seventeen Illustrations. 136 pp. Demy Svo. Price 7s. 6d. ; 

 India and Colonies, Ss. ; Other Countries, 8s. 6d. ; strictly net. 

 Contents. 



Structure and Constitution of Wool Fibre — Yarn Scouring — Scouring Materials — Water for 

 Scouring — Bleaching Carpet Yarns — Colour Making for Yarn Printing — Colour Printing 

 Pastes — Colour Recipes for Yarn Printing — Science of Colour Mixing — Matching of Colours 

 — " Hank " Printing — Printing Tapestry Carpet Yarns — Yarn Printing — Steaming Printed 

 Yarns — Washing or Steamed Yarns — Aniline Colours Suitable for Yarn Printing — Glossary of 

 Dyes and Dye-wares used in Wood Yarn Printing — Appendix. 



THE SCIENCE OF COLOUR MIXING. A Manual in- 

 tended for the use of Dyers, Calico Printers and Colour Chemists. By 

 David Paterson, F.C.S. Forty-one Illustrations, Five Coloured PlateS, 

 and Four Plates showing: Eleven Dyed Specimens of Fabrics. 132 



pp. Demy Svo. Price 7s. 6d. ; India and Colonies, 8s. ; Other 

 Countries, 8s. 6d. ; strictly net. 



Contents. 



Colour a Sensation ; Colours of Illuminated Bodies ; Colours of Opaque and Transparent 

 Bodies; Surface Colour— Analysis of Light; Spectrum; Homogeneous Colours; Ready 

 Method of Obtaining a Spectrum— Examination of Solar Spectrum ; The Spectroscope and 

 Its Construction ; Colourists' Use of the Spectroscope— Colour by Absorption ; Solutions and 

 Dyed Fabrics; Dichroic Coloured Fabrics in Gaslight- Colour Primaries of the Scientist 

 versus the Dyer and Artist: Colour Mixing by Rotation and Lye Dyeing; Hue, Purity, 

 Brightness; Tints; Shades, Scales, Tones, Sad and Sombre Colours— Colour Mixing; Pure 

 and Impure Greens, Orange and Violets ; Large Variety of Shades from few Colours ; Con- 

 sideration of the Practical Primaries : Red, Yellow and Blue— Secondary Colours ; Nomen- 

 clature of Violet and Purple Group ; Tints and Shades of Violet ; Changes in Artificial Light 

 —Tertiary Shades ; Broken Hues ; Absorption Spectra of Tertiary Shades— Appendix : Four 

 Plates with Dyed Specimens Illustrating Text— Index. 



