December 1909 issue of Posselt's Textile Journal, a monthly US trade periodical. It covers cotton bleaching and finishing, water-proofing woolens, silk culture and finishing, ring spinning, humidifiers, dyeing (awning stripes, logwood, dyestuffs, soap scouring), and knitting and loom mechanisms such as Palmer's shuttle picking device and latch needles. Weaving content includes a continuing series on figuring upon the plain weave with harness and Jacquard work, ribbon weave plans, a dictionary of technical terms (letter J), and chart explanations for ten-harness weaves. The issue also carries trade mark listings, a Harris tweed article, a biographical notice of Joseph B. Bancroft, mill news and many machinery advertisements.