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  2. Tallow - Wikipedia

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    Mutton tallow is widely used as starch, lubricant and softener in textile manufacturing. Pretreatment processes in textiles include a process called sizing. In sizing, a chemical is necessary to provide required strength to yarns mounted on the loom. Mutton tallow provides required strength and lubrication to the yarns. [citation needed]

  3. Sizing - Wikipedia

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    The type of yarn material (e.g. cotton, polyester, linen), the thickness of the yarn, and the type of weaving machinery will determine the sizing recipe. Often, the sizing liquor contain mutton tallow. Mutton tallow is an animal fat, used to improve abrasion resistance of yarns during weaving.

  4. Lanolin - Wikipedia

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    Wool fat tin (adeps lanae), at the Centre touristique de la Laine et de la Mode in Verviers, Belgium. Lanolin (from Latin lāna 'wool', and oleum 'oil'), also called wool fat, wool yolk, wool wax, sheep grease, sheep yolk, or wool grease, is a wax secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals. [1]

  5. Candle - Wikipedia

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    A candle in a candle stick Tapers (long thin candles) in a church A small ornamental candle with a gold stand. A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance.

  6. List of yarns for crochet and knitting - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the exact yarn weight and the gauge of the knitter or crocheter and how tight or loose the yarn is held, the gauge listed below can vary.The type of yarn can also affect the look of the item, so if it’s thicker yarn the item will look bulkier compared to yarn that is thinner. For this reason it is important to check the gauge of ...

  7. Boiling down - Wikipedia

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    StateLibQld 2 15810 Woolscouring and Boiling Down Works, Longreach, 1898 StateLibQld 2 40883 Armstrong's Boiling Down Works, Charleville, 1898. Boiling down was the term used in Australia for the process of rendering the fat from animal carcasses to produce tallow.

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