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
Author:Hanekom, EC; Barkenhuysen, FADate:Aug 1975Relatively stable concentrated DCCA solutions with a low pH value were obtained by using a mixture of an organic and an inorganic acid.Read more
Author:Gee, EDate:Sep 1978Using the techniques developed by other workers have been made which demonstrate the usefulness of staple strength as a reflection of wool soundness.Read more
Author:Smuts, S; Hunter, LDate:Jun 1976Wool/acrylic intimate blend yarns, ranging from all wool to all acrylic, were prepared by blending a 64s quality merino wool either a 3.3 or 4.9 decitex regular acrylic.Read more
Author:Smuts, S; Hunter, LDate:Jun 1977Plain weave and 2/2 twill lightweight fabrics (200 g/m) made from all-wool, all-acrylic and a range of intimate blends of these two fibre were treated with a polyurethane polymer from a solvent system and a mixture of the bisulphite adduct ...Read more
Author:Shiloh, M; Slinger, RIDate:Dec 1972Plain weave, light weight sitting fabrics were constructed from blends of wool and three types of polyester fibres at various levels of composition.Read more
Author:Shiloh, M; Slinger, RIDate:Mar 1973Two blends of dichloro-isocyanuarate (DCCA) treated wool tops and law pilling polyester fibres were prepared, in the ratio of 80/20 and 60/40 wool/polyester.Read more
Author:Smuts, S; Hunter, LDate:Sep 1977The effect of polyester level, type of polyester and certain finishing procedures as well as certain easy-care finishes on the properties of plain weave fabrics manufactured from wool/polyester intimate blends was examined.Read more
Author:Thierron, WDate:Jun 1985The Dref III friction spinning system also provides a method fir combining staple fibres and elastic filament in once process.Read more
Author:Turpie, DWF; Robinson, GADate:Sep 1978A small quantity of the best grade of pigmented wool available in South Africa, sometimes referred to as "merino black" was processed on the worsted system and converted into fabric.Read more