An article from Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics describing braiding machinery for flat and round plaited fabrics such as trimmings, wicks, laces and cords, and for covering electrical wire. It explains the gear-driven carrier mechanism of a flat braiding machine made by the New England Butt Co., including the weighted bobbin carrier. It also describes a six-spindle wire-covering (winding) machine with flier, stop-motion and feed-wheel. Illustrated with three engravings and line drawings.