A practical and theoretical treatise on cotton spinning and weaving from the second, enlarged edition of 1885. It follows the raw cotton through opening, scutching, carding, drawing, roving, throstle, mule and ring-frame spinning, then winding, beaming, sizing and power-loom weaving. It includes many worked gear and draft calculations, tables, mill management advice, wages and production notes, book-keeping models, mill plans and plates of machinery, with trade advertisements at the end.