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In the clothing laboratories a r e special clothing construction. It is equipped with sewing machines, construction units designed to give each student her ironing boards, m i r r o r s , sinks, and storage space. own sewing machine, pressing and cutting space and equipment. Two of the units are movable so that The weaving laboratory i s in the north end of the they may be moved aside for demonstration purposes. There i s storage space for d r e s s forms in the ad- first floor. Here there a r e adequate facilities to vanced construction laboratory, while each labora- teach 35 students. Bins are provided for yarn s t o r age. Facilities also are available for dyeing yarns tory has its own fitting room with folding doors. and fabrics. On the south end of the first and second floors The undergraduate and graduate textile l a b o r a you will find the Division of Textiles and Clothing. tories a r e on the second floor. In the undergraduate On the first floor south, you will find the c o s - laboratory, chemical desk space i s provided for 24 tume design laboratory, two clothing construction students. Microscope space and conference a r e a laboratories, and a student work room. also are provided. The costume design laboratory has a m i r r o r the full length of one end of the room with a counter The graduate laboratory contains chemical desk below. Here is provision for ten students to be space for 12 students, a conditioning room, and r e seated at a counter while others may stand near by search equipment including a launderometer and to help select colors. There i s also a special drawfadeometer. The conditioning room provides for ing table for each student. Off this room you will textile testing under standard conditions. It connotice a separate store room especially designed to tains a tensile strength machine, chai noma tic baltake c a r e of our costume design collection. ance, and other pieces of small research equipment. Home economics students can use the workroom The room provides for textile testing under standany hour of the day to do outside work in clothing ard conditions.