The story of textiles; a bird's-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed . ree-furrow plough and other improvements. Atlast he attracted the attention of the government, whichin 1809 granted him a reward of ten thousand pounds withwhich he bought a farm at HoUonden, Kent. Here helived until his death, Oct. 30, 1823, making implementsand improvements in agricultural methods. INVENTIONS OF KNITTING MACHINES It is supposed that knitting was known to the ancients,although there is no direct evidence, the first historic men-tion being about
The story of textiles; a bird's-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed . ree-furrow plough and other improvements. Atlast he attracted the attention of the government, whichin 1809 granted him a reward of ten thousand pounds withwhich he bought a farm at HoUonden, Kent. Here helived until his death, Oct. 30, 1823, making implementsand improvements in agricultural methods. INVENTIONS OF KNITTING MACHINES It is supposed that knitting was known to the ancients,although there is no direct evidence, the first historic men-tion being about the time of Henry IV. of England. Inancient times the leg was generally left uncovered, and, whenstockings were first worn, they were cut with scissors fromcloth of linen, woolen, or silk, and sewed together. Knit-ting probably began at an early date in the history ofEngland, for woven woolen caps were worn by thepeasants of England and Scotland as far back as theNorman conquest; and knitted caps came into generaluse among the poorer classes in England some time priorto 1488. The price was then fixed by an act of Henry VII. at. CARTWRIGHTS LOOM {According to the Patent Specifications, April 4, 1785) A, the warp beam; B, the cloth beam; C, the boxes containing thesprings that throw the shuttles; D, a lever having a corresponding one onthe opposite side for elevating the reed, or comb; E, a lever having acorresponding one on the opposite side for reversing the threads; F, thecylinder which gives motion to the levers. —The warp is kept to a due degree of tension by the counteractionof either a weight or spring. The web is made to wind by the like power,though in an inferior degree, and is prevented as the strike of the reed, orcomb, brings it down from unwinding by a ratch and click. THE STORY OF TEXTILES 93 two shillings, eightpence. By 1530 the word knit wasa common term in England, and there are many referencesto the knitting of bonnets and hose, and the practice ofknitt
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