Third edition of Harry Nisbet's textbook on the structural design of woven fabrics, with 669 illustrations, mostly point-paper weave diagrams (drawdowns), drafts and shedding plans. It covers plain weaves and their modifications, twills, diamond and Grecian weaves, Bedford cords, backed fabrics, fustians (velveteen and corduroy), terry and loop pile, gauze and leno, figured leno brocade, tissue, lappet and swivel fabrics, warp ondulé, brocade, damask, Alhambra, piqué, toilet quilting, patent satin and tapestry fabrics. It also has a chapter on the decorative use of artificial silk. Related loom mechanisms such as terry motions, doup harnesses and Jacquard machines are described with line drawings, and the text explains how to prepare applied designs for card cutting.

A 1914 technical manual by H. Nisbet on the preparation of grey (plain) cotton warps for the loom, in the Textile Manufacturer series. It covers cop and bobbin winding, knots and mechanical knotters, beam warping machines, cylinder-drying slasher (tape) sizing machines, and air-drying sizing machines. Also treated are sizing-room design, ventilation and humidifying, wages and productiveness data, and a chapter on looming (automatic warp-drawing, twisting, leasing and tying). The book is heavily illustrated with mechanical line drawings and ends with an index and manufacturers' advertisements.

A 1912 technical manual in the "Textile Manufacturer" series on the theory and practice of sizing cotton warp yarn. It covers the commercial policy of sizing, classification and properties of sizing ingredients (adhesives, softeners, antiseptics, deliquescents, weighting materials), mildew, and microscopic identification of starch granules. Later chapters treat size mixing, mixing becks, boiling pans and automatic feeding devices, with a table of size recipes and useful formulae. The book includes illustrations of machinery and trade advertisements for sizing materials and machinery.