A German-language article from Melliand's Textilberichte tracing the history of shed-forming mechanisms for pictorial and figured weaving, from ancient frame looms to the Jacquard machine. It covers the Kegelstuhl and Zampelstuhl, the inventions of Bouchon, Falcon, Reynier, Vaucanson and Waldhör, and Jacquard's punched-card machine. The second page describes modern hand-operated and mechanical high- and low-shed Jacquard machines by the firm O. Schleicher of Greiz, illustrated with two line drawings. The article ends with "Fortsetzung folgt" (to be continued).