filaments, are reeled into skeins. these skeins are packaged into bundles weighing - pounds ( - kg), called books. the books are further packaged into bales of pounds ( kg) and transported to manufacturing centers. forming silk yarn silk thread, also called yarn, is formed by throwing, or twisting,...
fibre. d) strength – the tenacity of the fibre at breaking point tested by instruments such as pressley, stelometer or the high volume instrument (hvi). in addition to the long fibres, cotton also contains cotton- linters . cotton linters are fine, silky fibres which adhere to the seeds of the cotton...