proceedings of 17 papers delivered at the meeting devoted exclusively to the subject of processing and applications of natural textile fibers. topics covered in the march issue of the trj include $em dash$ high capacity ginning and fiber breakage; dust-control additives for cotton and cotton/polyester blends; spinning of wool with the rotor-spinning system; a new spinning process for worsted yarns; foam finishing of cotton-contaning textiles; durable-press cotton and polyester/cotton with ignition resistance; mechanistic aspects of flame retardancy in cottom cellulose; upgrading flammability classification of upholstery fabrics via vapor-phase deposition of boric acid. among six symprosium papers of the april issue the following subjects were discussed $em dash$ imparting smolder-resistance to cotton upholstery fabric; vapor-phase ozone treatment of wool garments; cotton protective apparel for the space shuttle; evaluation of wool and other fabrics for protective clothing. bibliographic citations at end of individual contribution each paper is abstracted and indexed separately