A Practical Treatise on the Construction of the Power-Loom and the Art of Weaving
Tenth edition (1921) of a Dundee textbook on the mechanics of the power-loom and the practice of weaving, revised by Thomas Woodhouse of Dundee Technical College. It covers designing a loom, drawing cams and tappets for shedding, dobby and Jacquard shedding, picking, beating up, take-up and let-off motions, stop motions, the Northrop loom and high-speed looms. Later chapters deal with building the loom, the weaving shed, shafting, belts and ropes, erecting and running looms, and the work of the mechanic and tenter. The book ends with sections on Jacquard mounting, how cloth patterns are produced (twills, plain-and-twill combinations, with a few weaving drafts) and textile calculations for yarn, reeds and cloth. Advertisements for textile machinery makers are bound in at the front and back.