Author:Barkenhuysen, FA; Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Oct 1982Some chemical properties of various South African cotton cultivars, and their response to mercerising treatments were determined.Read more
Author:Hunter, L; Turpie, DWFDate:Jun 1974The influence of polyester type in wool/polyester, and of different additives on the end breakage rate during spinning and on the physical properties (tensile, irregularity and frequency of faults) of the resulting yarns has been investigated.Read more
Author:Hunter, LDate:May 1975The dimensional properties and knitting performance of four double jersey structures. Single Pique, Royal Interlock, Pin-tuck and Texi-pique, have been investigated.Read more
Author:Roberts, MBDate:May 1977The effect of common processing conditions such as dry heat, steam aqueous treatments of different pH and oxidising agents upon the mohair fibre was examined in terms of changes in mass loss.Read more
Author:Layton, L; Ellis, R; Robinson, GADate:Jul 1974Three novel methods of producing mohair blankets are described and compared with the conventional method of weaving.Read more
Author:Hunter, LDate:Jul 1973Some results obtained and observations made during routine test carried out with a capacitance yarn fault classifying instrument on about 400 kg of yarn are reported.Read more
Author:Turpie, DWFDate:Feb 1984There is no doubt that mohair has many characteristics which make it highly desirable and valued by consumers all over the world.Read more
Author:Slinger, RI; Robinson, GADate:Dec 1968Several worsted fabrics made from merino/corriedale, corriedale/mohair and merino/mohair blends were examined.Read more
Author:Hunter, L; Gee, E; Sanderson, KWDate:Jun 1983The physical properties of more than 2000 cotton samples, covering three seasons, various cultivars and different production areas, have been measured and average to provide typical values for the different cultivars.Read more
Author:Barkenhuysen, FA; Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Jul 1984The modification of the structure of bleached cotton treated in yarn from with anhydrous liquid ammonia and liquid ammonia containing as much as 15% water was determined with the aid of iodine and moisture absorption tests, X-ray diffraction ...Read more
Author:Aldrich, De VDate:Jun 1976Eleven lots of cotton comprising several cultivars from two areas (Upington and Groblersdal) were submitted for fibre analyses and spinning trials.Read more
Author:Aldrich, De V; Grobler, ADate:May 1973Some mechanical properties of wool, wool/polyester and wool/acrylic intimately blended yarns were investigated.Read more
Author:Hunter, L; Gee, E; Spencer, JDDate:Jun 1980Tables are presented for the average properties of the various classes of cottons grown in South Africa during the past three years.Read more
Author:Smuts, S; Hunter, L; Van Rensburg, HLJDate:Sep 1981Single fibre tenacity, extension at break and initial modulus were measured on a large number of wool samples covering a wide range of diameter and crimp.Read more
Author:Strydom, MADate:Apr 1975Good quality kids' hair was treated for increasing periods of time in various buffer solutions at various pH levels and at temperatures varying between 50 degrees and 95 degrees.Read more
Author:Barkenhuysen, FA; Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Aug 1981The effect of anhydrous and aqueous liquid as well as sodium hydroxide on the sorption of moisture, iodine and barium hydroxide by cotton was investigated.Read more
Author:Veldsman, DPDate:1968SAWTRI hopes that, through this resume, and through its complete list of publications where more detail is required, a contribution is being made to the knowledge of one of nature' most powerful wonderful fibres.Read more
Author:Hunter, L; Taylor, H; Robinson, GADate:Dec 1981The novel feature of the DREF MK II open-end spinning machine, which enables the radial positions of the fibres in the yarn cross section to be pre-determined, has been used to show a speciality fibre such as carnel hair or mohair can be ...Read more