Weaving. -- No. XX: Circular Swivels and Lappets
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Installment No. XX of a series on weaving from the British journal Engineering, dated April 2, 1875. It describes circular swivels ("circles"), small horseshoe-shaped shuttles moved by a rack motion to weave silk spots or figures on a ground cloth. It covers how they are mounted on the batten and operated by the Jacquard, and details the spring-tensioned bobbin and spindle. It closes with the older lappet needle-frame method of producing figures, including a gauze-like variant. Illustrated with engineering figures (Figs. 177-196).
- Type
- Article
- Date
- April 2, 1875
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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- Reduced to 85% to fit on printed page.
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