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Cotton Hosiery for Women: A Portfolio of Design
Title
Cotton Hosiery for Women: A Portfolio of Design
Creator
Date
1942
Excerpt
At the request of the Agricultural Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, the Bureau of Home Economics has been designing cotton hose for women. The purpose is to develop acceptable hose that can be made from American-grown cotton.
The full-fashioned designs illustrated here were knit from
combed, gassed, and mercerized yarns on 42- and 45-gauge machines from yarns ranging in count from 90 2 to 140 2. Other effects may be obtained by modifying these specifications, by using other machine gauges, or by substituting yarns of other numbers. For example, yarns 50 2, 60 2, and 70 2 may be used for heavyweight hose; 80 2, 90 2, and 100 2 for mediumweights; and 110,2, 120 2, and 140 2 for lightweights, selecting from these groups the counts that are the most practical for any desired texture and style requirement and for 39-, 42-, or 45-gauge machines.
The full-fashioned designs illustrated here were knit from
combed, gassed, and mercerized yarns on 42- and 45-gauge machines from yarns ranging in count from 90 2 to 140 2. Other effects may be obtained by modifying these specifications, by using other machine gauges, or by substituting yarns of other numbers. For example, yarns 50 2, 60 2, and 70 2 may be used for heavyweight hose; 80 2, 90 2, and 100 2 for mediumweights; and 110,2, 120 2, and 140 2 for lightweights, selecting from these groups the counts that are the most practical for any desired texture and style requirement and for 39-, 42-, or 45-gauge machines.
Publisher
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Home Economics
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