Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects . Face. 3 and 1 Ribbed Fabric. and remedied by replacing the imperfect needle with a perfect needles may be taken out of the cylinder or plate any time,without removing the keys or slides. If the trouble is that the yarn breaks, it can, in many cases, belocated by examining the ends of the yarn. If the ends of the yarn 180 KNITTING 165 look as though they had been cut off squarely, as with scissors
Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects . Face. 3 and 1 Ribbed Fabric. and remedied by replacing the imperfect needle with a perfect needles may be taken out of the cylinder or plate any time,without removing the keys or slides. If the trouble is that the yarn breaks, it can, in many cases, belocated by examining the ends of the yarn. If the ends of the yarn 180 KNITTING 165 look as though they had been cut off squarely, as with scissors, itwill, as a rule, be found to have been cut by the latch of the needleshutting on the thread; if the ends of the yarn are fine and tapered,the cause may be found to be a twist in the yarn; if the ends are long,and look untwisted, the cylinder needle is probably drawing its stitch. Back. 3 and 1 Ribbed Fabric. before the let up of the plate needle in which case, the cam plug shouldbe let back a trifle. This is accomplished by means of the adjustingscrew in the bottom, which connects the plug with the yoke of themachine. If a quarter should from any cause run off the needles, push theedge of the web over the plate needles, just forward of the yarn car- 181 166 KNITTING riers, or if the web is thin, the needles will push through it, by simplylifting the web up in front of the needles. The extra wide throat ofthe machine at the places ahead of the yarn carrier permits of thisbeing easily done. In starting the racking machine after a quarter runs off, it isnecessary to see that the racking or shogging chains are in properposition to start a new garment. The flyings of the yarn should be blown out of the machineoccasionally. This may be easily done with a piece of pasteboard,or other like article used as a fan. Cams. If there is any indication of breaking the shanks
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