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Record 1 2002-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bast Fibres (Textiles)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

The scutched tow is generally used to make ropes or for home furniture.

OBS

Scutching: This agricultural transformation extracts flax fibres. First a regular layer of parallel flax stalks is prepared. The layer is progressively accelerated, passing through a series of toothed rollers (often 10 pairs). During this operation, the tow is removed from the fibres.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fibres textiles libériennes
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Corollaire du manque de lins teillés, le marché des étoupes teillées ou brutes se réveille et les stocks sont peu élevés.

Spanish

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