| CHAP. | | PAGE | | FOREWORD | vii | | I. | ORIGIN AND CLASSICAL HISTORY | 1 | | II. | COMMERCIAL RISE AND GROWTH | 13 | | III. | STRAW PLAIT—METHOD OF PREPARING THE STRAWS | 25 | | IV. | STRAW HOODS—METHOD OF PREPARING AND OF WEAVING THE FIBRES | 35 | | V. | STRAW PLAIT AND PLAITTING | 45 | | VI. | DYEING | 52 | | VII. | BLEACHING | 60 | | VIII. | BLOCKMAKING | 66 | | IX. | HAND AND MACHINE SEWING | 71 | | X. | STIFFENING | 84 | | XI. | BLOCKING BY HAND | 93 | | XII. | BLOCKING BY MACHINE | 100 | | XIII. | FINISHING. POLISHING. TRIMMING. LINING | 111 | | INDEX | 125 |
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