Within tlie scopc of this short p p c r I sliiill cndciivonr to givc you sonic idcn of tlic ~)rcscnt position of ciiscin fibre in tlic tcstilc trade, ;ind slinll give pnrticulnr nttcntioii to its dyeing rind hiiiidling in bulk.
Cnsciii fibre being a protein liiis ninny propertics in coininon with wool, iintl conscqucntly is suitiiblc for adiiiisturc with tlic nnturiil film. Aprirt from thc possibility of producing yiirn or fubric ~oincwliat clicnpcr tlinii 100% wool i i t tiiiics wlicn'tlic pricc of wool is high, my iiudic~icc, being tcchnically-miiitlcd, will . cnquirc wliy ciiscin fibrc shoiild be ntldcd to wool ; do we cspect to prodiicc ii fiibric sopcrior in soiiic rcspccts to iin allwool firbric ? Ciiscin fibres iirc morc uniforni than \vool, fibrcs, sincc tlicy iire cut csiictly to iiny reqiiircd length, and do not posscsa n tip iiiid n root with diffcrcnt dyeing, clicinicnl, iind plysiciil propcrtics, c.Y., diffcrcnt s\rclling ciipiicity, iittributn IJIC to greiitcr iit.mosplieric csposiirc of tlic tips. Ciiscin fibres posscssing a iiiorc uniform iuitl continuous contour tliiin wool fibres nrc morc lustrous, and ciin consequcntly be ntlaiisctl with wool to givc more lustrous iiiirt sniootlicr fabrics whcn such iirc rcquircd. Alorcovcr, no scouring of cnscin is iicccssnry, rind no suliscquciit ciirbonizing sincc no burrs iirc prcscnt. A fiirtlicr iiitcrcsting clkct is t1i:rt spinning of finer yiirn is fiicilitatctl by blcntiiiig ciiscin film wit11