A Japanese-language technical manual by Yokoi Torao, the sequel (Zokuhen) to his Practical Weaving, published by Maruzen (this is the 9th printing, 1931, of a work first issued in 1914). It covers fabric classification and naming, manufacturing methods for silk, cotton, mixed and wool fabrics (taffeta, crepe, habutae, brocade, satin-figured, velvet, ikat, serge and others), with yarn counts, reed numbers, threading and treadling instructions. It also treats fabric finishing, sizing and chemicals, power looms and their mechanisms (shedding, picking, take-up, warp protection, Jacquard), mill building layout, calculations for pulleys and costs, and appendices of yarn and cost tables. Illustrated with photographs and line drawings of machinery.

Type

Book

Date

1931

Language

Japanese

Pages

328

Weaving drafts

on 3 pages: 71, 95, 300