The art of weaving, by hand and by power, with an introductory account of its rise and progress in ancient and modern times . Thismethod is, indeed, so unlike the ordinary modes of manufacturingcarpets, hearth-rugs &c. that it cannot, properly speaking, be con-sidered under the head of any branch of weaving at all; it will,however, be interestmg to both weavers and manufacturers, to havea full explanation of it, as it is hkely to supersede many of theirpresent processes. This remarkable invention attracted considerable notice at thetime of its first introduction, in 1838; and several machines
The art of weaving, by hand and by power, with an introductory account of its rise and progress in ancient and modern times . Thismethod is, indeed, so unlike the ordinary modes of manufacturingcarpets, hearth-rugs &c. that it cannot, properly speaking, be con-sidered under the head of any branch of weaving at all; it will,however, be interestmg to both weavers and manufacturers, to havea full explanation of it, as it is hkely to supersede many of theirpresent processes. This remarkable invention attracted considerable notice at thetime of its first introduction, in 1838; and several machines arenow in operation, upon the principle of it, in England and have made the annexed drawings and description from amachine, while at work in the latter country ; and hope that ourefforts may prove beneficial to many of our friends. Fig. 123, represents a perspective view of a machine suitable forcarrying out the first part of the invention, a a, is a quadrangularframe having the guides b, h, affixed by screAvs or other suitablemeans, allowing of their being readily removed to take out the work. Fiff. 250 THE ART OF WEAVING. The frame a, a, is supported by the legs or frame c, c. On theunder side of each of the guides is a groove or space between theguide and the frame a, the object of which will be hereafter fullyexplained, d, d, is a roller or beam (see Figs. 123 and 125) onwhich is warped a number of yarns or threads of worsted, wool,cotton, silk, or other fibrous materials, or mixtures thereof, in likemanner to winding or beaming a warp for a loom, as if the samewere to be woven into a fabric, in the ordinary way of weavingvvdth warp and weft, and the warp beam or roller d, d, is weightedand has friction cords or bands, as is practised in looms for weaving,and as is shown in the drawing. The ends of the warp threadsare made fast to the front rail of the frame a, in hke manner tofastening a warp to the cloth roUer of a loom. The workman thenproceeds to work i
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