Millrows

MILLROWS

" Roping " of pieces in the fulling mill is one of the greatest troubles in milling, resulting in " millrows or marks." With some goods, constant shaking-out and reversing the pieces to run the opposite way are necessary. The following are causes of " millrows " : - (1) Allowing the piece to run too long without changing. (2) Curling selvedges result in streaks along the edge of the piece. (3) Allowing the piece to run too dry, which results in too much friction; the same result follows from excessive pressure on the rollers. (4) Milling in the width without contracting the length sufficiently at the same time. Proportionate contraction in width and length should proceed simultaneously. (5) Setting the piece too wide in the loom, which entails prolonged milling and irregular streaks in the cloth. (6) Transverse marks at the end are caused by uneven seams. (7) A very heavy soap causes " millrows " through retarding the felting process.