Jacquard Weaving and Designing

The mountings that will be alluded to in this section are all intended for ‘full harness’; that is, the ordinary method of jacquard weaving when applied to such fabrics as damas...

A difficulty has always existed in working cross borders on handkerchiefs, cloths, &c., so as to avoid having to shift or change the cards, and also to do without the expense of...

The jacquard machine was introduced into England about 1818 and came into general use from 1824 to 1832. It was introduced into Scotland about 1824. Fig. 16 is a representation...

The manufacture of carpets has been in existence since the days of the ancient Egyptians, who made rugs and carpets of various kinds and ornamented them with animals and various...

The principle of weaving gauze with shafts and healds applies equally to making it with a harness, though perhaps the latter is simpler, as there is not the same trouble in the...

Though the term ‘jacquard weaving’ is properly applied to work done by the jacquard machine, it will here be taken to apply to all harness weaving, or work that extends beyond t...

Designing is the composing, drawing, and colouring, if necessary, of the sketches for jacquard patterns, and in some cases planning the texture of the cloth; and draughting (or...

A very great variety of cloths come under the heading of double cloth; in fact, almost every description of coloured cloth figured in the loom, excepting coloured damasks and th...

The mountings which have been given are of two descriptions--the Norwich, with the straight harness, and the London or twisted harness, with the cards hanging to either side of...

_Tapestry._--What are generally known in trade as tapestries, are figured fabrics for curtains, hangings, &c., not damask, which is distinct, being woven with only one warp and...

_Lappet and Swivel Weaving._--The only classes of figured weaving of any importance not already mentioned are lappet and swivel work, both of which are very limited, but produce...