Written in 1901, this book was a definitive guide for textiles and the handling of such. It is a memoir of its time and offers a historical glimpse into the craft involved. It is a step by step guide and is very revealing of its time. It was a teaching aid for the crafting students of the turn of the century. In writing this little book the author believes he is supplying a want which most Students and Dyers of Cotton Fabrics have felt that of a small handbook clearly describing the various processes and operations of the great industry of dyeing Cotton.
The aim has not been to produce a very elaborate treatise but rather a book of a convenient size, and in order to do so it has been necessary to be brief and to omit many matters that would rightfully find a place in a larger treatise, but the author hopes that nothing of importance has been omitted. The most modern processes have been described in some detail; care has been taken to select those which experience shows to be thoroughly reliable and to give good results.
