Author:Hunter, LawranceDate:1993Mohair remains one of the most important speciality animal fibres, finding application in a wide range of textile end-uses, notably apparel and household textiles. Although a great deal of published information exists on mohair, much of the ...Read more
Author:Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Sep 1982The effect of fire and its products (heat, smoke and irritant or toxic gases) on the human being, as well as the response of people in a fire situation, are reviewed. Some data on the causes of fire injuries are given and the factors causing ...Read more
Author:Turpie, DWFDate:Jun 1985Until fairly recent times, very little published information was available on the processing performance and characteristics of the mohair fibre. What information there was, had been acquired the chard way over many decades by those very few ...Read more
Author:Hunter, LawranceDate:Nov 1987The South African Wool and Texttile Research Institute (SATRI) was established in Grahamstown in the early 1950;s upon the inactive of the South African wool board. This followed the recommendation of Professor J.B Speakman (Professor of ...Read more
Author:Hunter, LawranceDate:Dec 1980The main objective of this series of publications has been to collect, compile and collate technical information and data on textiles considered to be useful to the textile industry and researcher alike. In many cases such data and information ...Read more
Author:Cawood, MPDate:Sep 1980Traditionally interlinings have been sewn into the garment on the inside of the outer fabric. However, fusible interlinings are increasingly being used in various section of the clothing industry and when correctly used have been found to ...Read more