Abstract: In the manufacture of a hardcover book, a laminated sheet is fed to the inner book spine with a wide roll machine, and the sheet consists of a paper-laminated gauze. The laminate is subsequently treated and has a flat fine creping with a lengthwise elasticity of 5-15%. The end of the laminate sheet is fed to the inner book (12) perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the inner book spine and pressed onto the glued inner book spine followed by the 10 mm overlaps to either side. The joint material (36) that is applied is elastic perpendicular to the inner book spine. The inner book can then be trimmed and rounded, and the joint (36) stretches without losing stability or tearing.

Abstract: A process for instilling cellulosic garments with a worn and rumpled appearance without the use of fabric degrading chemicals or device, said process including treating the garments with a casting composition and curing while the garments are positioned on a support means.

Abstract: A process for the treatment of textile materials consisting of or containing natural vegetable or animal fibres, in which (a) ketatolytic liquid is allowed to act on the textile material, and then washed out, then preferably the material is further treated with an oxidizing agent which thereafter is washed out, (b) the textile material is impregnated with a suspension of a finely-divided frit or glazing powder, and (c) the impregnated material is subjected to heat-treatment at a temperature of above 180.degree. C.

Abstract: A method for the manufacture of voluminous blended yarns and fabrics, consisting of flax fibers and non-shrinkable synthetic fibers, which yarns or fabrics are given a swelling treatment, the fibers being subjected to a tensionless shrinkage procedure such that the flax fibers maximally shrink by 35%. For that purpose in the event of fabrics a cloth is started from of such a construction that also in the wet state during shrinkage no tensions in the fabrics occur.