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The thesis of this endeavor was to choose a basic material, in this case, wool, and follow this medium from the beginning, through its preparation, not only by spinning the wool into yarn, but also by collecting dyestuffs and dyeing the fibers, and onto its finished product, the weaving. In order to collect natural dyestuffs, it became a vital part of this thesis to advocate the preservation and conservation of flora in the event that others might, too, seek to fulfill an inward quest to weld man closer to his material. This study is not to be confused with any attempt toward reviving two yesteryear crafts which lean toward the sentimental; it deals entirely with man’s relationship to the basic material with which he associates himself.To further pursue the same theme, no luxury of a foot loom was to be afforded the weaver. This demanded ingenuity for the execution of the work while, at the same time, commanding respect for the wool fibers.

Finer count hemp yarn (<20-50 tex) for apparel and smart textiles applications with a minimum number of imperfections cannot be manufactured using the cotton spinning system due to the presence of non-cellulosic materials in the fiber structure. An investigation has been carried out to identify the spinning properties of hemp fibers including strength, length and length variation, single fiber entity, fineness, bending modulus and softness by removing non-cellulosic materials from hemp. Different chemical and enzyme treatments were employed to improve the selected spinning properties of hemp fiber. It was found that bleaching at 95°C for 240 min (min) after scouring removed the largest amount of non-cellulosic materials. After the carding process, the softness of treated samples, with the highest weight loss (%) was found to be improved by about 2.6 times more than the virgin hemp fiber.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of Toledo, 2007. / Typescript. "Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Engineering." Bibliography: leaves 200-218.

Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, March, 1981. / Title from PDF t.p.

Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, June, 1984. / Title from PDF t.p.

Inaug.-diss.--Leipzig. / Lebenslauf. "Literaturverzeichnis": p. [87]-91.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Drexel University, 2004. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 168-175).

Inaug.-diss.--Leipzig. / Lebenslauf. "Literaturverzeichnis": p. [87]-91.