Australian wool textile industry

Description: A detailed study of the processes involved in the manufacture of woollen and worsted fabrics. Shows sorting of wool according to length and thickness; scouring; carding; dyeing; drawing and spinning; weaving and finishing; also detection and mending of flaws in the finished material. Explains the work done by the machines involved in drawing, spinning and weaving, and compares English and French machines with those used in Australian factories. No other credits available.