Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The process of dyeing yarn in the form of hanks or skeins. It is carried out both by hand and by machinery. Also called
skein-dyeing .
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Examples
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There are several makers of hank-dyeing machines of this type, and as
The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics Franklin Beech
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Many other forms of hank-dyeing machine have been devised.
The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics Franklin Beech
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There are several makes of hank-dyeing machines of this type, and as a rule they work very well.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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Many other forms of hank-dyeing machines have been devised: there is
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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_ -- In the hank-dyeing process the hanks are wrung by placing one end of the hank on a wringing horse placed over the dye-tub, a dye stick on the other end of the hank giving two or three sharp pulls to straighten out the yarn, and then twisting the stick round, the twisting of the yarns puts some pressure on the fibres, thoroughly and uniformly squeezing out the surplus liquor from the yarn.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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# -- In the hand-dyeing process of hank-dyeing the hanks are wrung by placing one end of the hank on a wringing-horse placed over the dye-tub, and a dye-stick in the other end of the hank, giving two or three sharp pulls to straighten out the yarn and then twisting the stick round; the twisting of the yarns puts some pressure on the fibres thoroughly and uniformly squeezing out the surplus liquor from the yarn.
The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics Franklin Beech
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