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Visits to a textile museum and the workshop of the Quito School woodworkers in San Antonio de Ibarra, Ecuador.
Large cashmere and silk throw from India. Beautiful olive green and red paisley pattern throughout.
$470
A bag I bought in Cusco, at the central square. There were the most beautiful shop and when I got in, it was a paradise, full of old and antique textiles.
Large cashmere and silk throw from India. Beautiful olive green and red paisley pattern throughout.
$470
TEXTILES AND TECH — Extension agents, program assistants and family and consumer sciences teachers gather to learn about using STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — in textiles projects. (Division of Agriculture photo.)
Textile (hand) painted horse on cotton bag. I've used pearl and gold liners to create a special effect.
Was ordered.
This beautiful, quilted textile is hanging in the San Jose convention center. I loved the characters and the colors!
Cliffe Castle was originally the home of Victorian millionaire and textile manufacturer Henry Isaac Butterfield. Completed in the 1880s the building was funded by the Butterfield family's industrial empire which included wool textile mills and a shipping business that took British goods to Europe, America and China.
The completed house was a showcase of international art and French decoration. It was the scene of many glittering social events. Butterfield family connections included the Roosevelts of America and members of the court of Napoleon III.
In the 1950s the Castle was bought by Sir Bracewell Smith, a local man who became Lord Mayor of London. Sir Bracewell used architect Sir Albert Richardson to turn Cliffe Castle's gardens into a grand public park and remodelled the Castle to be a free museum for the people of the district.
In recent years Cliffe Castle has undergone a major restoration. Visitors can see sparkling Victorian rooms and furniture, paintings and decorative art. Special galleries deal with natural history, archaeology and social history, all of which can be seen along with the internationally important display of stained glass by Morris & Co. The Castle also hosts changing exhibitions from its collections and the community. Family areas ensure there is something for all ages.
(taken from Bradford District Museums & Galleries website)
new update website view on www.abrasiontesters.com.
Abrasion Resistance Tester
Objective:
To determine the abrasion resistance of the sample fabric.
Theory:
A number of important points require consideration before abrasion resistance tests are carried out. The choice of the method may be governed by the type of apparatus available, the precision demanded and so forth. Some of the more important points are condition of the specimen, choice of testing instrument, choice of abrasive motion, direction of abrasion, choice of abradant, backing the specimen, cleanliness of the specimen and instrument, tension on the specimen, pressure between abradant and specimen, end-point of the test etc. Now there are various abrasion resistance testing instruments available for example, the WIRA abrasion tester, the LIRA abrasion tester, the Taber abraser, the Shiefer machine, the Wyzenbeek abrasion tester, the Stoll universal wear tester, the LINRA wear tester, the BFT abrasion tester etc. The abrasion tester we used here is made by Qinsun Instrument. In this instrument abrasion surfaces wrapping by sand paper are used to abrade the fabric samples. A counter is used to count the no. of abrasion. This is an electrical tester.
Abrasion Tester is used to determine the abrasion resistance of fabrics when rubbed against a standard abradant or a wire mesh screen with a backward and forward motion over a curved surface. Particularly it’s suitable for? automotive and furniture industry fabric manufacturers working to US standards.
Procedure:
At first cut the fabric into 4 pieces according to the measurement of the instrument.
Weigh these 4 pieces of fabric samples.
Now place these samples in the instrument under a certain load as supplied in the instrument.
Now start the machine and observe the counter of abrasion no.
After an abrasion of 200 bring out the first sample and weigh it.
After an abrasion of 300 bring out the second sample and weigh it.
Similarly after abrasion of 400 and 500 bring out the third and fourth sample and take their weight.
Now put the weights before and after abrasions in a table and find out their wear index.