A comprehensive 1912 textbook on the technical design of woven textiles by two Scottish technical-college instructors. It works through plain, twill and sateen weaves, mock lenos, huckabacks, honeycombs, crêpes, spots, dice and diamond designs, damasks and jacquard mounting. It goes on to compound, backed and double cloths, three-ply and multi-ply fabrics, pile fabrics (velvets, plushes, carpets, terry), Bedford cords and piqués, gauze, leno, lappet and swivel fabrics, and silk picture weaving. The book is heavily illustrated with drawdowns, drafts and weaving plans, plus harness and card-cutting calculations for dobby and jacquard looms. Originally serialized in the Textile Manufacturer, it was aimed at jute and linen weaving and extended to general industrial textile design.

Type

Book

Date

1912

Language

English

Pages

263

Weaving drafts

on 142 pages: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22  and 130 more

Archive notes

2-up, landscape mode. 263 document pages