Weaving
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Encyclopedia article on weaving from Rees's Cyclopedia, opening with short entries on the weaver, the weaver's alarm and Weaver's Lake. It defines warp, weft and selvage, sketches the history of weaving from antiquity and early Britain, and describes the parts of the hand loom and how plain cloth is woven. It also covers warping, beaming, sizing and dressing of yarn, power looms and their patents (Horrocks, Todd), the shuttle-changing box, Duff's draw-boy for draw-looms, double-cloth carpets, Marseilles, and Birch's swivel loom for satin-guard lace. Two engraved plates show Austin's engine loom and loom mechanisms including Duff's draw-boy.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1819
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 17
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