Spinning and Weaving Glass
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A short 1881 magazine article reporting on Atterbury & Co. of Pittsburgh, who drew colored glass rods into fine threads on a large spinning wheel and wove them into fabrics. It describes the process, including the gas burners, the 8½-foot wheel, and the reeling speed, and mentions a tablecloth and ornamental plumes made from glass. The editors conclude that glass cloth is impractical for clothing because the fibers are brittle, though it could serve for ornamental objects.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1881
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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