Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-07-19

first, which you will find at the eyGemi-
ty OF the hind quarters of the fleece, be-
ing the fourth qualify. In the next place,
take off the neck, rump, and belly, for
your third quality. Next take off the
shoulders, narrow strip down through
the back, and so ON to the hip and flank
part for your second quality-leaving
the sides for the first quality.
be careful to keep the different qua
liles Of wool separate from each other.
For should you mix one lock of the
coarse wool with the fine, it will be much
10 the disadvantage of the cloth, particu-
larly as to its beauty. Or should you
mix fine wool with the coarse, the great
est part OF the fine would work out in
going through the different operations in
manufacturing it into yarn and cloth.
In preparing your wool for different
pieces of cloth, you must be particular
in following these directions If you
have fine wool sufficient to make piece
of cloth, the length you wish, you will
then make use of it for warp and filling.
But if you have not, then make use of
your first quality for the filling, and the
second quality for the warp.
You will easily discover the propriety
OF the above remarks, by paying a'ten-
lion TO few words that follow: First,
The quality of cloth is discovered and pro-
dnced from the filling, by the quality of
the wool. Second, in spinning thread,
in weaving, mapping, and finishing, take
your best quality for filling, and spin it
As slack as it will bear and follow the
shuttle; and for twenty pounds of warp
use twenty-eight pounds of filling. In
following this last rule, you will find tina,
no greater proportion Of weight offilling
will finally be left in the body of the
cloth than warp.
Unless the wool is washed on the sheep
previous 10 shesring, (Which is pretera
Ole to any other Way it is necessary that
1t should be cleansed from all burs and
lirt, in order 10 have good rolls. The
pest method to cleanse wool after it is
sheared, (ths burs being picked ouD is
to fill kettle tRo-thirds full of water
and one-,hrd Of urine, that which is old
you can get it. You will then hea,
his liquor as warm as you can bear your
hand in il. Then put five or six pounds
Of wool loosely into it, and keep it turn
ing round for six or eight minutes, or
perhaps longer. You may ascertain when
it has been in long enough, by often
squeezing it with your hand. If the ma
'ural grease starts, and the wool appears
loose and clear, it has been in sufficient
time.
The wool is now to be taken out upon
board, which must be placed On the
edge Of the kettle for the purpose Of
draining it and saving the liquor. AS
soon as it IS sufficiently drained, rinse
the wool in pure cold water until il runs
off quite clear. The warmer the wool
is wnen put in to rinse it, the better
Particular care must be taken in spin
ming, to have the yarn all spun alike, or
to give it the same twist. If not, the
cloth in fuling will draw or cookie,
which is frequently the case where there
are different spinners in the same piece.
There are different methods of sizing.
Sweet milk, which has had all the cream
taken eff, is very good; but attention
must be paid to see that the milk is not
in the least sour. In that case particles
of the sour milk will adhere to the yarn,
which would prove detrimental in weav-
ing. Some make use OF sizing made oil
flower and meal. But the best sizing is
made OF glue. Say for twenty yards OF
tai hrn nd
ter of glue. Pat it into about twelve
quars Of water, and dissolve it over a
moderate fire, by stirring it often to keep
it from sticking or burning al the bottom.
You will add this liquor to sufficient
quantity of water to wet your yarn III.
Observe to ring it no harder than to pre-
vent it from draining.
The weaving is an important part OF
manufacturing. The cloth should be
well made by the weaver, otherwise 1t
cannot afterwards be made good. 1t is
a mistaken idea tha. many people as
sumo, that flannel should be made thin
When fanncls are made in this manner,
it is impossible for the clothier 10 give
satisfaction, as it lastly devolves on him,
he is reproached for some mismanage-
men,, and many times when he is entire
ly hlameless.
FlanneIs for fulled cloth should be
made as stout as possible by the weaver.
AT least they should put in Of filing one
quarter more than warp. Ii may be sup
posed by many that the quantity OF wool
thus wove, will not produce the same
proportion or number Of yards Of cloth
when fulled, as if wove thin. But this