Jacquards And Harnesses - Card-Cutting

JACQUARDS AND HARNESSES. CARD-CUTTING, LACING AND REPEATING MECHANISM. This volumes deals exhaustively with a large number of machines which are used for preparation of Jacquard cards for weaving carpets, damasks, tapestries, brocades, quilts, lace, and similar textures, and contains many elaborate designs with full instructions regarding harness ties, and all operations that are essential for the cutting, lacing, repeating, wiring, and repairing of Jacquard cards. Particular attention is given to the various positions which the cards may occupy on right and left-hand looms and to the changes required to produce and design correctly on the cloth. Numerous figures and illustrations of the different pitches of machines are included with the object of rendering the book useful to all who are engaged directly or indirectly in the manufacture of various kinds of decorative textile fabrics. Originally published in 1923. Many of the earliest books on weaving, textiles and needlework, partic