Encyclopedia entry on weaving (tissage) from the Nouveau Larousse Illustré, in French. It explains warp and weft, the preparatory operations (winding, warping, sizing, pirn winding), and the working of the simple hand loom with heddles, pedals, batten and shuttle, then outlines mechanical looms and the Jacquard mechanism. It also classifies weaves (plain, twill, satin, compound and fancy weaves, pile fabrics), describes the preparation of designs on point paper, and gives a short history of weaving. An engraving shows a loom diagram with labeled parts and details of shuttles, reed, batten and tensioner.

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Article

Date

1904

Language

French

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1