g ' THE JACQUARD MACHINE Analyzed and Explained WITH AN APPENDIX ON THE PREPARATION OF JACQUARD CARDS, AND PRACTICAL HINTS TO LEARNERS OF JACQUARD DESIGNING. K. A. POSSELT, Head Master, Textile Department, Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, No. 1336 Spring Garden Street. With 230 Illustrations. PHILADELPHIA, PA.: PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SCHOOL. 1888. Y Copyrighted, iSS7, BV E. A. POSSELT. H ?\ Photo-Engravings by Press of The le\ttype company. Dando Printing and publishing Co., Philadelphia. 34 S Third St.. Philadelphia. TABLE OK CONTENTS. PAGE. History of the Jacquard Machine, 7 The Jacquard Machine — General Arrangement and Application, .... 9 Illustration of the different parts of the Jacquard Machine — Method of Operation, etc., n The Jacquard Harness — The Comber-boards 20 Tying-up of Jacquard Harness, 2 , I. — Straight-through Tie-up, ........... 23 II. — Straight-through Tie-up for Repeated Effects, in one Repeat of the Design, . . 29 III. — Straight-through Tie-up of Jacquard Loom, having Front Harness attached, . . 31 IV. — Centre Tie-up, ............. 33 V. — Straight-through and Point Tie-ups Combined, ....... 3c VI. — Straight-through Tie-up in Two Sections, ........ 48 VII. — Tying-up a Jacquard Harness for Figuring Part of the Design with an Extra Warp, . 51 VIII. — Straight-through Tie-up in Three Sections, ........ 53 IX. — Point Tie-up in Three Sections, .......... re X. — Combination Tie-up in Two Sections, ........ 56 XI. — Straight-through Tie-up in Four Sections, ....... sy XII. — Tying-up of Jacquard Looms with Compound Harness attached, .... 58 XIII. — Tying-up Jacquard Looms for Gauze Fabrics, ....... 64 Modifications of the Single Lift Jacquard Machine 67 I. — Double Lift Single Cylinder Jacquard Machine, ....... 67 II. — Double Lift Double Cylinder Jacquard Machine 69 III. — Substitution of Tail-cords for Hooks, ......... 71 Tying-up of Jacquard Harness for Two-ply Ingrain Carpet, 72 General Description of the Construction of the Fabric, . . . . . . 72 Straight-through Tie-up for Ingrain Carpet, ........ 74 Point Tie-up for Ingrain Carpet, .......... 78 APPENDIX. Preparing and Stamping of Jacquard Cards 85 Dobby Card Punching Machines, ...... ... 86 Piano Card Stamping Machines, ...... .86 Stamping of Cards, g T Repeating Jacquard Cards by the Positive Action Repeater, 92 Lacing of Jacquard Cards, 97 Lacing of Jacquard Cards by Hand, .......... 97 Lacing of Jacquard Cards by Machine, 98 TABLE OF CONTENTS.— Continued. PRACTICAL HINTS TO LEARNERS OF JACQUARD DESIGNING. I \r.l . Squared Designing Paper for the different Textile Fabrics executed on the Jacquard Machine, ............. 103 Practical Use of the Heavy Square in Designing Paper, 105 Selection of Designing Paper for Single Cloth, 105 Selection of Designing Paper for Double Cloth, ........ 106 Selection of Designing Paper for Two-ply Ingrain Carpet, 106 Selection of the Proper Brush for the different n Designing Papers 107 Colors used for Painting Textile Designs, .......... 107 Preservation of Textile Designs, .......... 107 Sketching of Designs for Textile Fabrics to be executed on the Jacquard Machine, 108 Methods of Setting the Figures, .......... 108 Size of Sketch Required, ............ 109 Enlarging and Reducing Figures for Sketches no Transferring of the Sketch to the Squared Designing Paper, 112 Outlining in Squares, ............ 113 Rules for Outlining in Squares Inside or Outside the Drawing Outline 114 Illustration of a Sketch — Outlining on □ Paper — Finished Design — Fabric Sample (Sin- gle Cloth), 115 Designs for Damask Fabrics to be executed on a Jacquard Loom, with Compound Har- ness attached, ............. 116 Designs for Two-ply Ingrain Carpet, 116 Designs for Dressgoods Figured with Extra Warp, . . . . . . .117 Designs for Figured Pile Fabrics, . . . . . . . . . .118 The Shading of Textile Fabrics by the Weave, 118 Glossary, . 121 PREFACE. \/ERY little has been written upon the Jacquard machine, and the fabrics produced by it ; and nothing at all has been heretofore published in this country with regard to the machines and systems, as employed here. Greatly assisted by the guidance, help and advice of Mr. T. C. Search, President of the Philadelphia Textile Association, and Vice-President and Chairman of the Committee of Instruction of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, the author gives here the results of his practical experience on this subject, with a very detailed description of the methods of procedure with the Jacquard and accompanying machines, in the different branches of Textile Manufacture. E. A. POSSELT. Philadelphia, Pa., iSSS. HISTORY OK The Jacquard Machine. The Jacquard machine was named after Joseph Marie Jacquard. Jacquard was born in Lyons, France, on the 7th of July, 1752. His parents were employed in the manufacture of silk fabrics. The first trade Jacquard learned was book- binding ; type-founding and cutlery following successively. He was 20 years of age when his father died, leaving him a small house and hand-loom in the village of Cauzon, near Lyons. He commenced to invent different improvements in the line of weaving, but without other success than accumulating debt, compelling him to earn the living for himself and family, first in a plaster quarrv at Bugey, near Lyons, afterwards by working at cutlery, type-founding and weaving in Lyons. In 1792 he joined the Revolutionists, and after his return in the following year he and his son assisted in the defence of Lyons against the Army of the Convention, but left when his son was killed near him in battle. Lyons Council offered him a room, for working on improvements for weaving at the " Palace of the Fine Arts," with the condition that he should instruct scholars free of charge. During his stay there the Society of Arts, in London, offered a reward for a machine for making fishing nets. Jacquard succeeded in perfecting it, but had to travel under protection to Paris, where he had to show and explain his machine before the " Conservatorium of Arts and Trades." On the 2d of February, 1804, Jacquard received 3000 francs, and the gold medal from the London Society, and also an engagement in the Conservatorium of Arts, in Paris. Here he found opportunity for making improvements on his weaving machine, by the study of the older inventions of Bouchon, Falcon and Vancanson. M. Bouchon, in 1725, employed a band of pierced paper pressed by a hand-bar against a row of horizontal wires, so as to push forward those which happened to lie opposite the blank spaces, and thus bring loops at the lower extremity of vertical wires in connection with a comb-like rack below. M. Falcon submitted in 1728 a chain of cards, and a square prism, known as the cylinder, in lieu of the band of paper of Bouchon. In 1745, Jacques de Vancanson suppressed altogether the cumbrous tail-cards of the draw-loom, and made the loom completely self-acting by placing the pierced paper or card upon the surface of a large pierced cylinder, which traveled backwards and forwards at each stroke, and revolved through a small angle by ratchet work. He also invented the rising and falling griffe, and thus made a machine very nearly resembling the actual Jacquard. Jacquard returned to Lyons in the year 1804 to take charge of the work-house. During his stay at this place he finished his machine. He was an experienced workman, combining together the best parts of the machines of his predecessors in the same line, and succeeded as the first person in obtaining an arrangement sufficiently practical to be generally employed. In 1806 Napoleon Buonaparte changed his position, giving him an annuity of 3000 francs, but compelling him to transfer his invention to the city of Lyons, as well as any further inventions. Until 1810 Jacquard had great troubles, as his machine was not understood by the weavers. So violent was the opposition made to its introduction that he was compelled to leave Lyons in order to save his life. The Conseil des Prudhommes broke up his machines in the public places, and Jacquard was delivered over to universal ignominy. But after some years had passed the machine proved to be of the greatest value, and on the spot where the model was destroyed a statue to Jacquard now stands. He died August 7th, 1834. in Quillins, near Lyons, at 82 years of age. At the time of his death over 30,000 Jacquard machines were in operation in his native city. The Jacquard Machine.— General Arrangement and Application. If a fabric contains a great number of ends of warp bound differently in the filling, the method of guiding the warp by harness frames is too cumbrous and inefficient ; in such cases it becomes necessary to use the Jacquard machine for raising the warp-threads separately by means of hook and leash. The hooks as used for raising leash, mail, lingo, and warp-thread, consist of wires 16 to 17 inches long, with a crook on each end. On the lower crook is fastened the leash by means of the neck-cord. The cords of each leash are threaded through the holes of the comber-board ; the latter are separated from each other according to the texture of the warp in reed. On the harness-cords are adjusted the heddles, (either twine or wire), on which are fastened the lingoes as weights. In the mails of the heddles are drawn the warp- threads. Now, from the foregoing explanations, it will be apparent that by raising the hook in the Jacquard machine we raise the leash, and the latter raises every warp- thread throughout the fabric for interlacing with the filling. The next point required to be known is, which hooks are to be raised, and which are to be lowered ? To regulate this, a design (pattern) is prepared in which the floating of the warp over the filling is indicated. For the warp-threads required to be raised holes are punched in the cards. In these holes the points of the needles extending through the needle-board are pushed by a spring fastened on the rear of each needle. The needles are adjusted in rows of different heights. The arrangements most used are 4, 8, and 12 rows high. Each row as to height in the machine contains a bar (knife) in the griffe. When the griffe is down, or the machine at rest, the upper crooks of the hooks are raised about half an inch above the griffe -bars. The needles which control the position of the hooks, permitting them to rise or compelling them to remain stationary, are pressed by the springs fastened in the rear towards the cards, which are moved on a quadrilateral and perforated cylinder. This cylinder performs a movement similar to a pendulum towards the points of the needles. Any needle for which a hole was punched in the card will penetrate the cylinder; consequently, the corresponding hook will remain in its natural position, ■ ••• the crook over the corresponding griffe-bar, and upon lifting the griffe the hook will be raised. Again, needles for which no holes are punched in the cards will be thrust back by moving the cylinder containing the cards towards the needle-board ; this motion 9 10 forces back the corresponding hooks, pushing them away from the griffe-bars above, and upon raising the griffe they will remain stationary ; hence, if a blank card were pressed against all the needles of any machine, the entire number of needles the machine contains would be pushed back, and none of the hooks would come in contact with the griffe-bars, and, consequently, raising the griffe would produce an empty lift. On the other hand, using a card having every hole of the cylinder punched, (or the empty cylinder used), would lift every needle in the machine. Pressing the needles towards the rear compresses the springs ; these will again expand as soon as the cylinder leaves the needle-board. The hooks, which were left standing in their position over the griffe-bars are caught by the latter at the raising of the griffe. The elevation of these hooks raises the leashes fastened to them, thus causing the lifted warp-threads to form a shed with those not lifted. Jacquard machines are made of different sizes and descriptions, some having only a few hooks and others a large number. The sizes most often used are ioo, 200, 400, 600, 900, 1200 hooks. The number or size is always indicated by the number of needles and hooks which it contains, without counting the reserve rows, of which there are generally two. These reserve rows are used for various purposes, such as raising- the selvedge; raising the front harness ; raising- the shuttle-boxes on hand-looms ; guiding the take-up motion on hand-looms ; indicating a certain card through ringing a bell on hand-looms, etc. Sometimes a few of the needles and hooks from the reserve are added to the main part of the needles and hooks. For example : Take a design in which the ground weave repeats on 12 ends ; working a 400 machine, we find: 400 -^ 12 = 33 repeats of the weave, less 4 hooks; Consequently, if this ground-weave is repeated all over the width of the fabric, we must use either : 396 hooks, leaving 4 hooks more to be added to the two rows already used ; or 408 hooks, requiring us to call upon the reserve rows for eight extra hooks. Hooks which have no leashes adjusted must be taken out of the machine. Sometimes two, three, or more, machines are employed on one loom, and may be worked in different manners. In this country Jacquard machines, for power as well as hand-looms, are made of iron, whereas in Europe the machines for hand- looms (comprising the greater part of the Jacquard machines in use) are made of wood; using the iron ones only for power-looms; and even yet, in most cases, the wooden machines are used for the latter. 11 Illustrations of the Different Parts of the Jacquard Machine.— Method of Operation, etc. Every Jacquard machine may be divided into the follow ing parts : i. The Frame and the Perforated Board through which the neck-cords are passed. 2. The Griffe and necessary attachments for lifting the same. 3. The Hooks. 4. The Needles. 5. The Springs and Spring Frame. 6. The Needle-board. 7. The Cylinder, Hammer, and Batten. 8. The Catches. 9. The Cards. 10. The Jacquard Harness. THE FRAME. Fig. I.,* represents the side view of the " frame " of a common 200 Jacquard machine by a, b, c, d. The width of the frame in its main part [see 6 to 7] is €) l /2 inches. iyi inches is the width of the iron cast- ing at the places marked 8 and 9. 2 inches is the height of casting at the place indicated by 1. \]4 inches is the height of casting at the place indicated by 3. 1 y± inches is the height of casting at the place indicated by 5. The open part of the frame, marked 2 in drawing, is 6 inches high. Fie. T. *For illustration of the present article a 200 Jacquard machine is used, illustrated on pages 11-17 by Figs. I. to XT., which contains the same principles of construction as any other size machine. These illustrations are drawn one-fourth of the actual size ; hence, any measures, etc., we have omitted may readily be found by any student. 12 The open part of the frame, marked 4 in drawing, is 5 inches high. Hence, the main height of the frame is as follows : 1 = 2 inches. 2=6 " 3=i^ " 4 = 5 5 = i# " 1 6 ' 4. inches main height. THE PERFORATED BOARD. The perforated bottom board, through which the neck-cords are passed, contains one hole for every hook in the machine, and is illustrated in Fig. II. separately. It shows the following measurements : Entire width of board = 8 inches, length " =12 " Thickness " = ^ „. r , , , , ( a, in length of board, 0.27 inch. (See /to 6.) Distance of holes from each centre, s . . & ' I 0, in width " y % " (See 111 to w.) " first row from the part of the frame illustrated in Fig. I., 2^ inches. . " " " " rear part of the frame, 2^4 inches. This board is fastened by screws to the frame at places indicated in Fig. I. by 1 1 and 12. THE PLUNGER. Besides the frame, Fig. I. illus- trates: Under I. the Jacquard plunger, Y^ inch diameter, for guiding the griffe (attached to its head) when raising. To strengthen the steadiness of this latter movement shoulders are attached to the frame at the three places where the plunger slides. Height of frame at k, = 2^ inches. /, = 2 m _ 2 .. Fig. II. Screws, f, dotted in drawing, on head of plunger, fasten the griffe to it. Part III. in Fig. I. illustrates the attachment for providing the lifting of the plunger in a hand-loom, likewise the griffe, etc. This consists of a triangular shaped frame 14^ inches high, or less, according to height of room. This part is fastened to the front part of the frame by bolts at and /. In the slot at the top, between r and s, a wooden cylinder of 2>% inches diameter is fastened to an iron shaft resting in the frame at /. At 13 a leather strap is fastened to this cylinder and to the plunger 14. It will easily be seen that by turning the wooden cylinder in the direction ol the arrows, 15, the plunger will be raised with the griffe fastened to its top. By 13 reversing the action of the cylinder, the plunger and griffe will return to their previous positions. The action thus described constitutes a "single lift," raising and lowering of plunger and griffe for each pick. THE CATCHES. At IV., Fig. I., the "catches" for turning the cylinder at the lantern are illus- trated. The distance of the centre of the screws which hold the catches to the frame is 4^ inches. Between these two catches the cylinder is adjusted to the batten, and the direction of its turning is regulated by the catch which is brought in contact with the lantern. If the ^ E E I) K — 1 catch, y, turns, the cylinder will turn the card situated on its top towards the needle-board, and if catch, s, is brought into contact with the lantern, the card hanging below the needle- board will be the next in turn to be pushed towards the needles. (r? The entire length of the catches in the present illustra- tion is 8 ins., allowing 53^ ins. FlG - m - for the catch itself and 2^ ins. for the part to which it is fastened. Making this catch in two pieces is preferable to the old style of one piece, because the moment of turning the cylinder can be more easily regulated. THE GRIFFE. Fig. III. illustrates the top view of the griffe. As mentioned before, the griffe is fastened to the plunger , / ,(7 A Jl ,f? J@ by means of screws. In the drawing the dark shaded t places marked f are the hollow places in the griffe, Fig. iv. through which the screws fasten the latter to the plunger. The griffe, like the other parts explained, is made of cast iron, and the machine is of the fol- lowing dimensions inches. Fig. V. Length of griffe, a to b, = 9^4 Depth " " a to c, = 6% Extension on each side, e to /, = 1^ " Distance of griffe-bars, s to s, = 7/ % " Length " " m to 11, = q]/± " Height " " [see Fig. IV. , sectional cut of griffe-bars,] THE HOOK. inch. Fig. V. represents a hook as used in the present machine, made of No. \2>% bright spring wire. Height, a to c, = i6S^ inches. Height of rester, b to c, — 6^4 inches. 14 I THE NEEDLE. Fig. VI. illustrates a needle, as used in connection with the hook. Distance from head to loop, 9^ inches, = a to c. t Length of loop, i^j» inches, = ^ to af. 10^ * inches entire length. Fie. vi. The distance from head to eye (for passing through the hook) is regulated according to the row in which the needle belongs. In the present illustration this is, Head to eye, = 7 inches, = a to b. The eye, = }{ inch, = b. Eight different positions of the distance of the eye from head will be required by an 8-row machine. The needles are made of No. 1 5 3. < bright spring wire. The loop on the end, c to d, permits a pin to be inserted, [see Fig. VII., o~\, and also holds the needle in position. Fig. VII. gives a clear understanding of the arrangement of hooks, needles, griffe-bars, springs, frame for holding the latter, and the needle board. This draw ing is in accordance with the preceding ones, executed one-fourth of the actual size, and represents the sectional cut of one cross-row in the Jacquard machine contain- ing 8 hooks, (as it is an 8-row deep machine which we explain) : e to , s, unshaded, is made of cast iron ; the shaded part (extension) is constructed of wood. Below the upper crook of the hooks, the black sections represent a sec- tional cut of the griffe-bars ; v to w indicates the rester for the lower hooks, which keeps the latter in their required position. A study of this illustration will show that when the heads of the needles, a-b, 15 are pushed backwards, in the direction of arrows, the hooks are also moved. If the needles are not pushed, the upper crooks of the hooks will remain in position, as in drawing, over the griffe-bar ; and raising the latter will consequently raise every one of these hooks. Therefore, if a blank card is pressed against the 208 needles of the machine, all the needles and hooks will be pushed back, out of the way of contact with the griffe-bars, thus causing an empty lift when they are raised ; whereas, by pressing with an empty cylinder, or with a card, containing as many holes as the machine has needles, and so placed that the holes are exactly opposite the needles, none of them would be moved, and each hook would remain vertical over its griffe-bar ; and raising the griffe will lift every hook. As mentioned before, the springs, 11, are attached to the needles between the needle-frame, n-p, and the pin, 0. Fig. VI., the distance e to f indicates the part of the loop around which the spring is adjusted, and where it rests against the expansion of the loop, f, in Fig. VI., represents the place where pin, o, (as shown in Fig. VII.) passes through the loop and is fastened to the needle-frame on top and bottom. Pressing the needle at the head compresses the spring, as the latter is securely fastened on one end by the wider part of the loop, and on the other end by a pin inserted in the loop and fastened to the frame. Remove the pressure at the head of the needle, and the spring will return to its natural position, pushing the needle into its old place. These springs are made of thin brass wire. It is necessary to keep the needle-eyes in the proper place, otherwise it would result in bending the hook out of its perpendicular position, and by lowering the griffe its bars would possibly come in contact with the head of the hook, crushing the latter, or doing more damage if not detected at once. Each needle or hook, if worn out, can be replaced by pulling out the pin, 0, thus loosening the needle and giving a chance to work the required hook out of the needle-eye. THE BATTEN MOTION. Fig. VIII. represents the batten motion to be attached to the guiding- rod, [see No. 14, in Fig. I.], and the frame, [see No. 16, in Fig. I.] The batten, 2, is connected to a triangular lever by means of lever, d. Another vertical lever connects the lower part of this triangular lever to a projecting bolt, k, fixed to the guiding-rod of the griffe. By raising the guiding-rod, thus raising lever, k, in the direction of the arrow, the batten is thrown outwards, [see direction of arrow below c], returning again to its former position at the lowering of the griffe. f indicates the place where the triangular lever is fastened (movable) to the projecting bolt, extending out of the frame, a indicates the place for the cylinder. Part 1 of the batten is movable at / in the direction of arrow, s, allowing the cylinder to be inserted. Part 1 is fastened (after putting the cylinder in at a), to 2 by means of the screw, n. Fig. VIII. 16 THE CYLINDER. Fig. IX. represents the cylinder, with the lantern for turning the same by means of the catches. The dimensions for the cylinder in the present machine are as follows : = 2 finches. = i Height of cylinder, Width " " " lantern, Average length of spindle, = 2 " This cylinder is carried in the batten, the latter moving in the groove provided for it under 10, Fig. I. This batten has sufficient vibratory motion to enable it » 'm •*-*-' •"•*#* .••W.V.*. ^>v>>>>>;->v>>>>>:->v>>.%«.-.v' ' i •••••••••••••••••••••••••a ••••••••••••••••••••••••a* «»o«eoooso««ec»«* •«««••• J - eoe»9oo90«»»<>c<»oeo99«oo»9o QSp Fig. IX. to move the required distance away from the needle-board. After contact with the catch it still moves until the cylinder has performed a complete turn. The cylinder is steadied in the required position by the hammer pressing by the means of a spring towards the lantern from below. THE HAMMER. Fig. X. illustrates the hammer as attached to the batten ; a to b, (equals 3 inches in width in our present illustration), represents the head of the hamnvr, forming the foundation for steadying the cylinder in its turning. The hammer is pressed for this purpose towards the cylinder by means of 1C the spring, s to r. Parts h and k guide the hammer in its up and down movements, and are solid parts of the batten. By turning the cylinder the hammer is pushed down in the direction of the arrow, /, thus com- pressing the spring, which returns to its normal position after the cylinder has completed its turn, ready for being advanced towards the needle-board. The following are accurate measurements of this part of the machine : Height of head of hammer at a and b, = % inch. Thickness of hammer-head, e to c, = % " Height of hammer-head when at rest above the top guiding part, c to i '.»' • t ■ V ' e '9.' 10. A. .»c Fig. XVIII. between the strips are of same size as the strips themselves, and the fabric design below the comber-board is arranged to correspond. Fig. XX. illustrates the sectional cut of the comber-board used in & 1 O drawings, Figs. XVIII. and XIX., and the letters indicating the dif- Fig. xx. ferent parts of these figures which correspond. Divisions of the Comber-board. Under this heading we classify one repeat of the arrangement of threading harness-cords in the comber-board, and therefore one repeat of the design of the fabric. We find fabrics in which are used one or more divisions of one system of threading harness-cords in the comber-board ; again, there are others in which one or more divisions of one system are combined with one or more divisions of another, or even of two or three other systems. Heddles for the Jacquard Harness. 4.U„ After the harness-cords are threaded through the comber-board the heddles are adjusted. Of these there are two kinds : A. The twine heddle, containing the mail for holding the warp-thread. B. The wire heddle, similar in its construction to the regular heddle, used in the common harness-loom. These are very little used, and only in fabrics of a low texture. Fig. XXI. illustrates a regular twine heddle one-fourth of its actual size. b represents the mail, through the eye of which the warp-threads are passed. a, the adjustment of the heddle to the harness-cord. ;. xxi. c indicates part of the lingo for weighting the heddle. 23 y 3 Fig. XXIII. Fig-. XXII. illustrates the method observed for combining heddle and harness- cords, a, the guide-board, to get the mails regular in height ; b, the knot combining heddle and harness-cord. [See a in Fig. XXL] c, the mail, d. the lingo. Fie. XXIII. illustrates the average position of the mail in a loom, a, breast- beam of the loom, c, the warp-beam or x guide-beam over which the warp runs on its way towards the harness, b, the position of the heddle. d, the lingo. The "Leasing" of the Harness. This requires a clear conception of the rotation in which the different heddles are threaded, according to the tie-up employed. Two methods are in use : ist. The heddle nearest the weaver is the first to be threaded, and the heddle of the same row in rear of the comber-board is the last. 2d. This principle reversed, thus arranging the leasing from rear to front. The latter method is the one most generally observed. Every row in depth of comber-board is leased separately, and in rotation secured to the lease-twines, a and b, in Fig. XXIV., thus forming an uninterrupted line of heddles through the entire Jacquard harness. Throuo-h these heddles the warp is afterwards drawn in rotation. Fig. XXII. TYING-UP OF JACQUARD HARNESS. 1. The Straight-Through Tie-up. Fig. XXIV. This tie-up contains in its principle the foundation of all the others. Three methods are in common use, which we will now explain. ist. The Jacquard Harness threaded on the machine in the direction from Front to Rear. This tie-up is represented in Fig. XXV. As mentioned in the heading of this article, the Jacquard harness, or the leashes, are fastened to the machine in rotation from front to rear, the threading of the comber-board being done from rear to front. The comber-board is in three divisions. The machine used for illustrating is a 400 Jacquard 8-row machine, and the comber-board used is also 8 rows deep. This method of tying-up of the leashes forms what is technically known as "open harness." As the drawing is designed to explain a 400 machine, 8 rows drawn in the comber-board, also 8 rows deep, one row in height of the cylinder will equal one row in depth on the comber- board. In examining the illustration the eye must follow the line connecting the lkui.si.6rv. 25 numbers on the neck-cords to the corresponding numbers near the holes on the comber-board. If this be done, the tie-up will readily explain itself. It will also explain the method of procedure if a machine is used containing' a dif- ferent number of needles and hooks, and a comber-board having as many rows in depth as there are griffe- bars in the machine. For example, a 600 machine, with 12 griffe-bars, needs for this tie-up a comber-board « 12 rows deep ; and a 200 machine, with 8 griffe-bars, requires a comber- board 8 rows deep, etc., etc. The drawing shows a comber- board with 3 divisions, each division furnishing one harness-cord to each neck-cord, making in all three har- ness-cords to every neck-cord. The same tie-up will apply should the drawing contain a different number of divisions. The illustration shows only the first and last rows of each division in the comber-board, and also the first and last rows of neck- cords. The design below the drawing represents a damask fabric to be executed on this tie-up, requiring the whole number of needles for one repeat of the pattern of 400 threads. In designing for these tie-ups it is necessary to arrange the design to repeat itself in the number of needles that will be used in pro- ducing the fabric. The first and last threads must connect with each other, without interruption, forming a continuous design over all the divisions. Thus we find, in fabric design of a damask towel, Fig. XXVI., the repeat (division) from A to B. In the centre of the design marked a, and the main part of the border marked c, we find one repeat ; whereas borders b and b' repeat 8 times. In the fabric illustrated by design, Fig. XXVII., again a damask towel, the repeat, or one division, is also indicated by A to B. The centre of the fabric, a, repeats twice in one division ; borders b and b' repeat four times in the same distance; whereas the main design of the border indicated by c requires one complete division. ~ *p, ■**- : " *** '"^ ' aK ^T- ■ #ag — '•'• ""— %smm%mzm@m 1 ^{/~Ar~!fir^*r~+<^"~/iZZ&ttitt i yz Fig. XXVI. 26 f !*a iSRftSKf s&i^a/iNiaKi^sw^s Fig. XXVII. 2d. The Jacquard Harness threaded on the machine from Rear to Front. This is the second method for the straight-through tie-up, and is illustrated in Fig. XXVIII. The Jacquard harness is fastened to the machine, at the neck-cords, from rear to front. The threading of the comber-board is also from rear to front. In this method the work of attaching the leashes to the neck-cords is commenced in the rear instead of the front of the machine, thus giving a different view and arrangement of the tie-up. This disposition of the threads is called a "sectional harness arrangement." The illustration shows a 400 Jacquard or 8-row machine, in connection with an 8-row deep comber-board, with one row in the comber-board requiring a corresponding row on the face of the cylinder. It will also explain the method of procedure with this tie-up in Jacquard machines with comber-boards of different sizes. Fig. XXIX. represents the perforated board at the bottom of the machine through which the neck-cords pass, attaching the leash to the neck-cords. The first row, containing neck-cords numbered i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and the 50th row, containing those numbered 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, and 400, are the only- ones shown in Fig. XXVIII. illustrating the tie-up. The comber-board is divided 28 a* mS a 'I »'i a*« »'f • ■ • » ,/ . ... a 9 • '7 ip ai* »V »*' ' ir -»— - ly •}( »3j- •J'' • 3i • a,sY •«*•«?..-- • • att • */ . ... • a a a^ - -- • • • a yj j* . f... 7 • • f . ■ into four sections ; hence, the drawing, as represented in Fig. XXVIII., calls for a fabric with 1600 ends in width. 400 ends, or any number dividing into 400, can be used for the repeat of the pattern. The method followed in the illustration may be applied to any size of Jacquard machine, and also to any required number of divisions in the comber-board. In ascertaining the number of hooks or needles for one repeat of the design, determine accurately if the repeat of the weave employed for binding tlie ground or the figure divides evenly into this number. For example, take bottom board, Fig. XXIX., calling for 400 hooks and 400 needles. Suppose the ground weave to be an 8-leaf satin, and the design to repeat once in the 400 hooks. 400 -:- 8 — 50! repeats, showing an equal division But suppose a 1 2-leaf satin is used ; it is obvious that 12 is not an even factor of 400, as the division shows a remainder of 4. To dispose of this remainder two methods are open : First. Omit last 4 ends and use only 396 hooks, a multiple of 12, giving 11 repeats ; or, Second. Add 8 hooks from the reserve rows, elsewhere previously alluded to, thus increasing the num- ber to 408, which is also a multiple I of 12, giving 34 repeats. \Z0O /ff , ■ «:w »z°i »w • alio a • a • • a' » a> a • • # I ?(■ ■ J V a a a # 3» * « m • 31: a 3>f a' a a- 3 '' m 3 f • 3pm* 'f '•*«« m**7 m. • • *« a >ft a 3 ?° a '?7 » >f* »3p m3f¥ a 3p> XS X>..x«?. jfT. *».-*». *•? rf'-l Rt»t /^ IT /J K '^ X ' J " a" '*■■ >r //.- X '«■' ^v /* - . 13 •• /V . . /y - . /( • ■ //• • // - • /?. - 10 • - 1/ . • 11 ' ' ■ii- • i V . . ir ' • ■it, ... Lj . . is . . •if « • 3t> . • J/ . . )i . . 3i .. 3¥. . 3r. . s& . - *7 • v 3f . . 3f . -. *fO ' • HI . . tl . . VS. . V* • . "C . . v 7 . ' ff . . . S-0 • . t /** 3d. The Straight-Through Tie-up on the English System. The English system, which is widely used, has the Jacquard ma- chine so adjusted upon the loom as to have the cylinder lengthways, running in the same direction as the comber-board ; or, what is the same thing, running in the direction of the width of the fabric. [See Fig. XXX.] The 8 hooks of one cross-row (one hook from each of the 8 griffe-bars) run in the Fig. XXIX. 29 direction from the cloth beam towards the warp beam. Having the same number of rows in depth, in comber-board as there are griffe-bars, one may readily see the advantages of this tie-up. The first row in depth of the comber-board contains harness-cords from neck-cords i to 8. The second row deep of comber-board contains harness-cords from neck- cords 9 to 1 6, finishing each divi- sion on the last (25th) row, with harness-cords from neck-cords 193 to 200. Should we have a 600 ma- chine, with 12 rows, the comber- board would also have 12 rows, as the 600 machine contains 12 griffe-bars. The first row of the comber-board receives the har- ness-cords from Nos. 1 to 12; the second row from Nos. 13 to 24, and so on, finishing on the last (50th) row of comber-board with 589 to 600. II. Straight-Through Tie-up for Repeated Effects, in one Repeat of the Design. This method of arranging the tying-up of the Jacquard harness is based upon the necessity for producing patterns having a larger number of warp-threads than the Jacquard used has nee- dles. The principle to be ob- served is found in producing small effects which repeat them- selves in the general design. The number of cords for the leashes depends upon the frequency with which these repeats occur. Fabrics with stripe effects offer greater opportunities for reducing the number of hooks and needles than other designs. Fig. XXXI. illustrates such a design with its tie-up, using a 400 Jacquard machine with 8 rows. The pattern shows four distinct effects, as follows : A, requiring rows 1 to 16, inclusive ; or harness-cords 1 to 128, inclusive. B, requiring rows 17 to 21. inclusive; or harness-cords 129 to 168, inclusive. Q requiring rows 22 to 34 ; or harness-cords 169 to 272, inclusive. B, requiring rows 35 to 50; or harness-cords 273 to 400, inclusive. In this fabric we find 2 full repeats of the design: first, E to F\ second, E" to 100. Fig. XXX. s 30 F", thus requiring two divisions in the comber-board, as indicated by the vertical line between F and E". The next subject to consider is the different arrangement of repeated effects in one division. Commence at the left-hand side of the fabric sketch with effect A which repeats only once in one pattern or one division. The illustration shows two divisions, and also that each hook of rows i to 16, inclusive, in the first division can be connected with each hook of rows i to 16, inclusive, in the second division, because these rows produce the same effect in the design, which repeats itself in these two places. This connection forms what is technically called a leash, and it will alway be found that for every harness-cord a leash contains, there will be found a repeat in the design to correspond. Effect B is repeated four times in the design, or in each division. By havino- two divisions for the illustration we find that to produce the necessary repeats in the design each hook of rows 17 to 21, inclusive, requires 8 harness-cords to each leash. Effect C repeats twice in one pattern or one division. Having two divisions for the illustration, each hook of row 22, including row 34. requires 4 harness-cords to each leash. Effect D repeats once in pattern, once in division. This will give a result similar to A, two divisions, row 35, including row 50, with two harness-cords to each leash. This tie-up illustrates the first row of every effect, and also the last leash, 400. Adding the number of warp-threads in the full repeat of the pattern, we have: Effect A = 128 threads. " B-= 40 " C= 104 " B = 40 " D =128 " ^=40 •' C= 104 " B = 40 624 threads. Or, in other words, we are producing with a "straight-through tie-up for repeated effects" on a 400 Jacquard machine, a design, which would require a 600 machine on a common straight-through tie-up, including the two reserve rows, or 624 needles ; in other words, a saving is made of 224 needles in one full repeat of the pattern. In designing for looms tied up for similar styles, the repeats of effects must be kept in mind. The general style of every design may be changed, but the arrangement of the repeated effects cannot be altered without changing the entire Jacquard harness. m ains jses the i as lard ced :ess ^ It © so t the ured " the / / / F", t line b one d which divisi' be co these place: be foi the d< I two d the d< leash. I the ill each 1 I simila leash. 400. / Or, in effect; a con in oth Ii kept arran^ Jacqu 31 III. Straight-Through Tie-up of a Jacquard Loom having Front Harness Attached. As mentioned in the beginning of this work, every Jacquard machine contains two reserve rows, which may be used for various purposes. One of the purposes to which these rows are frequently put is the enlargement of the design of the fabric by using harness on the front of the comber-board, technically known as "front harness." For example, in damask table-cloths, we may use the Jacquard harness for producing the border of the fabric. The centre part may be produced with front harness, forming a checkerboard, or some similar effect. This process may be reversed by designing the centre of the table-cloth for the Jac- quard harness, and the border for the front harness. A third method is to design part of the centre and part of the border for the Jacquard harness, the other parts being designed for the front harness. This tie-up is also used to a oreat extent in the manufacture of dressgoods, etc., where stripe effects produced by the front harness, alter- nate with floral or geometrical designs produced by the Jacquard harness. In Fig. XXXIII. the centre of a table-cloth cover is shown to further illustrate this method of tying-up. One-half of the width of the design is for the Jacquard harness ; the other half is for the front harness. To pro- duce the required checkerboard effect these front harness are used here in two distinct sets. The ist set = 5 harness, working on the 5-leaf satin warp for face, alternating with the 2d set = 5 harness, working on the 5-leaf satin filling for face. If only 8 front harness should be used for the design, we should have the ist set .= 4 harness, working on the 4 harness broken twill warp for face. 2d set = 4 harness, working on the 4 harness broken twill filling for face. Set 1 to alternate with set 2 to form the check. Care must be taken that the number of checks formed by the front harness are evenly arranged to the figured part of the fabric. For example, Fig. XXXIII., in the front harness part of the design shows 5 warp checks and 5 filling checks in one row, = 10 checks. Trout • Htttttf Fig. XXXII. •62 pW* ^tftR#%#* Suppose 10 front harness are used and 20 warp-threads allowed for each check; then 20 x 10 = 200 warp-threads, all used for effects by the front harness. This requires 200 warp- threads for figure effects to be used by the Jacquard harness. The repeat of the pat- tern is therefore 400 warp- threads, which is produced by straight-through tie-up, front harness attached, with 200 hooks and nee- dles for figure part of the design, plus 10 hooks and needles for checkerboard part of the fabric taken from the 16 hooks and needles of 2 reserve rows, leaves 6 hooks and needles for selvedge, etc. As previously stated, the front harness may be used for dressgoods fab- rics. In this way the de- sign may be enlarged to any required extent. Fig. XXXII. illustrates this method, using an 8-row Jacquard machine, with 4 front harness adjusted, in common use for the manufacture of dressgoods fabrics, damasks, etc. Fig. XXXIV. shows a fabric designed for dressgoods forming an all-over-set pattern. In this design parts F and F" must be executed with the Jacquard leashes; parts G and G can be executed with front harness. For example: parts F and F' require each 100 hooks, the ground part to be woven in 4 harness broken twill. We find the answer as tc number of warp-threads in the repeat and number of hooks re- quired for weaving as follows : KlG. XXXIV. Fig. XXXIII. 33 F G F" G F F' ioo threads. ioo " (because covering the same distance as Fin part of the fabric.) — ioo — IOO 400 warp threads in repeat. 100 hooks. 100 200 hooks for figure. 4 hooks for weaving the ground, front harness. 204 hooks required to weave design, Fig. XXXIV., repeating with 400 warp-threads. IV. The Centre Tie-up. The centre tie-up, also called the point tie-up, has for its purpose the enlargement of the design in fabrics such as table-covers, dressgoods, etc. This tie-up resembles in its principle that of a common point-draw on the harness-loom. After drawing ihhia! C A from front to rear once straight through the entire set of harness, draw from rear to front fig. xxkv. and repeat. The only difference between harness-work and Jacquard work is in the fact, that with harness we commence to draw in from the first harness straight through to the last, A to B, and back again, B to C; but with the Jacquard tie-up on this method this is arranged through the threading of the comber-board, having a straight-through leasing of the heddles and drawing in of the warp. In Fig. XXXV. there is a clear illustration given of the principle of the centre tie-up on an 8-row comber-board A, A, 4-° I. 2. •7 4- Comer Coi ncr c c Hit 37 For the purpose of giving a correct comprehension of the foregoing explanation of tying-up, but under a different arrangement, Fig. XXXIX. was designed for a 600 machine, having the same arrangement of the borders, viz. : point tie-up, using »• A. »' f f «* Fig. XXXIX. one-half division for each side ; the centre a straight tie-up, but employing only one repeat. The following particulars will explain the entire procedure : 200 needles and hooks are used for borders, point tie-up, once through, equals 1/ division for each border. [See letters B and B' on comber-board.] d b 400 needles and hooks are used for centre, straight tie-up, one repeat. [See letter C on comber-board.] S: * ■*" | MOO /r>t.i'Lij.i,> CWtrf. *0* « « 3.T*tr. CiKtre, pourt .J -SVCrtc 6 JiVijion-fi - pWwcftt ttreu-afc 5k. up.r. Noo y 4 « XNOet V ,f ". , '• S'Wujt *U e<.f.iAt >;» O O 2 9 O ©■«>*■ \ O *• 1 1 1 1 c © 1® qVH. vo I 2 O qw- t O a i© s© 3 • 3 © © w 5 ^ 2 G 3 >© '• 1 V © o«..t. 1 H O q O f© 1® 5 s © *n / - ; s© »'© 1 i © a 1 "*- ) b® © <•© s s © ie 1© W9 '• I© 1© l• 605 " 612 Leaving one complete row of the reserve to use for selvedge, etc., if required. In drawing. Fig. XLL, we only illustrate centre and border of the tie-up, so as not to confuse the eye by too many lines, and, as mentioned at the beginning, employed Fig. XLII. for illustrating the ground plan for selvedge and margin. In selvedge and margin the harness-cords are indicated by consecutive numbers, thus : Margin, 1 to 48. Selvedge, 1 " 24. When threading margin in comber-board : J . 9- J 7> 2 5. 33, 4i. call for the same leash. 2, 10, 18, 26, 34, 42, 3, 11, 19, 27, 35, 43, 4, 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, 5, 13, 2i, 29, 37, 45, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, 7, 15. 23, 31, 39, 47, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, Leashes in centre part of fabric, 1 to 400 call for 6 harness-cords, border " 401 " 604 " 4 margin " 605 "612 " 12 " for selvedge if using 4 hooks, 613 "616 "12 " " This tie-up is the one most frequently employed in the manufacture of damask table-covers. Not only will drawings and explanations lead to a thorough understanding of the procedure, but they will also readily show the great variety of textile fabrics to which the principle of this tie-up may be applied. Fig. XLIII. illustrates the margin arranged 8 threads for each row, and 5 rows or 40 threads for each side. The selvedge in this drawing is illustrated by one complete row of 12 double threads for each side. The selvedge and margin holes are all represented shaded. The selvedge is marked S in addition to the number. The five margin rows are indicated each by figures 1 to 8. The 41 nearest row of border is also represented, being numbered 401 to 412, corresponding to Fig. XLI. This method of using only 8 rows of the 12-row deep comber-board is extensively used in fabrics of a common texture, employing an 8 harness satin for the margin as weave, which repeats once for each row in comber-board. Besides, a great advantage results from being able to tie-up 8 leashes threaded 8 rows deep in comber-board to the 8 hooks in 1 row of the machine, which the weave calls for. Fig. XLIV. Fig. XLIV. and Fig. XLV. represent designs for fabrics executed on this method of tying-up. Fig. XLIV. — A to B = border, (Tthe centre. B " D= margin, between centre and border. D " E = 1 repeat of the centre, 6 times over in width of fabric. Fig. XLV. — A to B= border, Cits centre. B " D— centre, 6 times over in width of fabric. C P. D Fig. XLV. 42 Straight-Through and Point Tie-ups Combined. C. — For fabrics having the centre for straight-through, with the border for straight-through and point tie-ups, (half divisions), combined. This method of tying-up is illustrated in Fig. XLVI., and the fabric produced in Fig. XLVII. With this method of tying-up is usually introduced an extra margin for the purpose of separating the ornamentation of the design, so as to permit of a clearer definition. This is tied-up on 8 needles and hooks, situated between border and centre, (24 ends) shown at margin (B in the design. The centre of the fabric, (two Fig. XLVIII. divisions only illustrated out of ten actually used), is tied-up on the straight- through method, requiring for its working, harness-cords 1 to 240. The border has the point tie-up in half sections ; these half sections have a straight-through tie-up design in its centre. Harness-cords 241 to 456 are used for the straight-through section, and 457 to 600 for the point tie-up section. The margin is produced by harness-cords 601 to 608, leaving 16 needles and hooks of the machine unemployed, which may be used for selvedge or other purposes. The drawing of this tie-up and fabric illustrates only the right-hand side. The complete design requires, in addition to the borders and margins, 10 divisions or repeats in the centre. The figure shows only two of these repeats and border and margins of one side, number of ends in the fabric is found as follows : Centre, 10x240 =2400 ends. Border, ] P° in .\. * X 144 = 5?6 j. =Ioog The ( straight, 2x216 = 432 between border and centre, 24x2 between border and selvedge, 48 x 2 Margin, Selvedge, not indicated in drawing of tie-up, = 48 }_ = 96}- 144 — _^8 " 3620 ends in warp. 43 Number of harness-cords required for each leash : Leashes i to 240= 10 cords to 1 leash. 241 " 456= 2 " 1 " 457 " 600= 4 " 1 " 601 " 608 = 18 " 1 " Selvedge leashes, if worked by 4 needles and hooks, = 12 cords to 1 leash. Fig. XLVIII., on page 42, illustrates another fabric design to be executed on this method of tie-up. _ „ . f A to ~ r . , , . I (2 to C = straight-through part. StTgiafA-tfamulfr ^Uup.^^JtttyctTcU 194: 195: 196: 197: 198: 199: 200 : 97° 98 9S 99 99° 100 IOO H. S. H. S. H. S. H. 51 This method of using two Jacquard machines, on the principle explained, is employed on Jacquard looms for dressgoods figured with an extra warp, on uphol- stery goods, and similar textile fabrics. Fig. LVII. shows a fabric design for a curtain, to be executed on the straight- through tie-up in two sections. C. — Using one machine and one comber-board: the machine unequally divided and the comber-board equally divided. To explain, take the regular upholstery fabric tie-up known as "petty point," on a 600 machine 12 rows in depth. 600 -j- 12 = 50 + 2 rows reserve =52 rows in width. We find used — 1 row for selvedge. 10 rows for binders ((B). 41 rows for figure (A). 52 rows. 41 (rows figure) x 12 (needles for one row) = 492 needles to be used for figure. 10 (rows binder) x 12 (needles for one row) = 1 20 needles to be used for binder. Suppose we have four divi- sions in loom, hence, four harness- cords to one leash, for the figure section, or 492 X 4= 1968 ends of warp used for figure. 1968 threads of figure warp require the same number of threads of ground warp, which must be divided by 120, the number of needles and hooks set apart for it in the machine, or — as each needle and hook carries one leash — 120 leashes. 1968-^-120 = -k-.ii-i-.-.-ii r Fig. LVII. 16 repeats ; and 48 leashes, or four rows in the machine, must each have 17 harness-cords carrying 816 threads ; and 72 leashes, or six rows in the machine, must each have 16 harness-cords carrying 1152 threads, — 1968. VII. Tying-up a Jacquard Harness for Figuring Part of the Design with an Extra Warp, (part for Two Sections, part for Single). This tie-up (the character of which is indicated in Fg. LVIII.) is used for textile fabrics having two distinct warps in part of the fabric, and a single warp in the 52 remainder, for ground only. It will readily be seen in the drawing which explains this tie-up that one part of the fabric will have to contain more ends of warp per inch than the other, as the figuring is done with an extra warp upon the regular ground cloth. The number of ends of ground warp per inch will, as a general rule, be the same Fig. LVIII. throughout the fabric. In Fig. LVIII., explaining this method of tying-up, the tex- ture is twice as high in the figure stripe as in the ground part of the fabric. If 40 ends of warp per inch are used for the ground, 80 ends per inch must be used in the figured part, (2 to C, o r r t> A few Different Weaves for Working Compound Harness, naagnaaa nnnnnnMn B Mnn cn □aaaMana naaanaaa m - grat- ia □D«r~ ■aaan Fig. LXXVIII. annxaaac aaanoaxc 3*nUU || ir Tz2\:~z.tzx. aa*aaaaa Bnnnnxnn raised in the upper shed hy harness. ■ Risers. d Sinkers. Warp Weave to interweave in lower shed through har- ness. CI Warp on face. X Warp down. Fig. LXXIX. Baa«aanM DuwuunKi cu~~~m' :=i Maaaaaaa inmnacm QnannnMn EBaaa«aa ■nnamaaa Oil ■■■ ■"■■■"■■ ■■■ IBB ■ BB ■■■ UDIHDI ~~iciMMa A. Filling up. B. Warp up. A great variety of combinations of different weaves for this class of textile fabrics exist. It is only necessary to illustrate a few more examples to guide us in finding the principles underlying these changes. Fig. LXXX. 5-Leaf Satin. nnnMaaaaaa ::*: 3n«nBE ■_ a . . ■ ■ a Maa a gnaw iaBgiQ □inn n nc ■ ■ DuMnninDTJn Mnnnaw — n Filling. ■■ ■■■■ ■■ BBBB BBEa EBB IB1I ■ B DBBB mn ■ ■■■' OHOQ I ed ami ■■ BBBB BBII BBB ■■■■ ■ a ■■■■:;■■■ Warp. Fig. LXXXI. 7-Leaf Satin. M l II II I! ITJ :Baaa a Filling. =■■■■■■ ■EDII I ■19 199 Warp. Fig. LXXXII. 8-Leaf Satin. aaaaa*aa .Z~W±~Z7 . u ■Han a«a:a n«n ...:■ ■nri; — 1 a Filling. 8-Harness Broken Twill. I BB BBBB BBB ■■■ ■■■■ BBBBBBB B IIIIII BB 11933 Warp. Fig. LXXXIII. 8-Leaf Satin. UULiLiUMUd oninr xnnnaaw annc wanq 3Bnn ■ : b laaa Maaaannn Filling. 8-Harness Fancy Twill. BBB BBB BBBB ■ a BBBB BB CI QSBBI B BBS BB Warp. Fig. LXXIX. is an example of warp and filling, binding in a 4-leaf twill. Both systems are illustrated for a clear understanding : ■ Fig. A, indicates the raising of the harness for forming the upper part of the shed ; □ Fig. (3, indicates the rotation of drawing warp-threads from the upper shed into the lower shed. Drawing-in draft is for 4-harness (straight). Fig. LXXXIV. io-Leaf Satin. io-Leaf Satin. naaaanaaaa nar.::i:aaaaa ai. :;a aaaaaaaaia □aMaaaaaaa nagaanaaa* nnHJaaaaaa Filling. ■■■■■::■■■■ ■■iiiiii ■ ■ bbiibiii ■ in aaaaa s m icjs IBB Warp. Fig. LXXXV. io-Leaf Satin. 5-Harness Satin. Filling. ■■■ iobb ■ BaWBcr:: IB BBBB ■■■• ■■•■ ■::■■■■::■■■ ■■■1111 ■ III! III! ■■ bbbb aa ■■■■■■■■ Warp. Fig. LXXXVI. 12- Harness Satin. —;-:■■ on □nannnnn: _aaai ar:naaai: :a gaatMaaa jULlunnaz oaMDanac naaaaam innnnnn nrrn ni aaaaaaaaa': a J3qaaaanMaa laaaaaaaaaaa .^aaaai ■aaaaaac Filling. ■■■■■ : ■ BB IllDHMI ■■■■■■■■I ■■ ■a ■ ■■■■ BBB ■■■■■■■■ Warp. 64 XIII. — Tying-up Jacquard Looms for Gauze Fabrics. Gauze fabrics are produced by a separate system of weaves, which have the peculiar characteristic of warp-threads not lying parallel to each other. One kind of this warp is called the " douping warp " or "whip-threads ;" these are twisted around the ground-warp. The ground-threads, as well as the whip-threads, which work together, must be drawn into one dent. Jacquard gauze can be worked in various ways ; for example : One whip-thread against one or more ground-threads. More than one whip-thread against one or more ground-threads. There are two methods of tying-up for gauze fabrics : ist. A tie-up in which the doups are worked by one, two, three or four shafts in front of the Jacquard harness. 2d. A tie-up in which the gauze figuring is done all over the fabric, requiring each doup to be arranged for working separately. If the ground-threads and whip-threads are worked from the same Jacquard machine, the latter must be divided into two sections : ist section for the ground-threads with ground heddles ; 2d section for the whip-threads with standard heddles. If a fabric contains the gauze in the form of a stripe, arranged one end ground and one end whip, the same number of hooks are required for the ground and whip- threads of each section, and an extra dead harness must be employed; but if this arrangement of one end ground and one end whip must form figures, then the ground and whip-threads must form the first section, and the whip-threads alone the second section. In this case the second section requires only half as many hooks as the first ; and for the same reason, if we are forming figures with two ground- threads and one whip-thread, the first section will contain three times as many hooks as the second, etc. Very often two whip-threads are used for twisting, in which case they must be drawn together in the doup. If several whip and ground-threads are drawn into one reed they usually work independently at first on a regular weave ; following this is the gauze weave formed by a certain number of whip-threads raised either on the left or right of the ground-threads contained in the same dent. This movement brings into operation the second section of the machine containing the harness-cords for the standard heddles. The technical terms for these various combinations are : single-thread gauze, double-thread gauze, triple-thread gauze, etc. The tie-up most generally used requires two-thirds of the needles for ground heddles and one-third of the needles for standard heddles ; hence, if using a 200 machine we find : 128 needles and hooks for the ground heddles, and 64 needles and hooks for the standard heddles. [See Fig. LXXXVII., p. 65.] The comber-board is divided into two sections. The rear part (%) is used for the ground, the front part (1/3) is used for the standard. Threading of the Harness. Thread the warp into the ground heddles in the same manner as a common straight-through tie-up. Then take the first left-hand thread of the warp and draw it through the doup. The next two warp-threads draw above the first one on the 65 J r^ Dlvijiorv Fig. LXXXVII. 66 left-hand side of the same doup. These three warp-threads must be drawn together in one dent. 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Fig. XCI. represents the threading of the harness for a gauze fabric : / g, first and second warp-thread, over the doup ; h, i, third and fourth, through the doup. Figs. XCII. and XCIII. illustrate the two movements of the harness in the gauze weave. Figs. XCIV. and XCV. illustrate the movements of the harness in the regular weave : a, b, represents the comber-board ; c, the place where the doup is fastened to the dead harness ; d, e, the standard heddle ; / g, h, i, the mails of the common heddles. 67 The following are the fourteen different movements that might be required in regular weaving. The figures show the number of threads up and the number down, thus i 2 3 4 5 6 - equal first warp-thread up ; second, third, and fourth down. =/up. -=£-up. - = h up, doup raised. L = z up, doup raised. - =y"and g up. - ==g and h up, doup raised. - = k and i up, doup raised. - =/"and h up, doup raised. - =f and i up, doup raised. [Illustrated by Fig. XCIII.] [See Fig. XCV.] - — - =g and i up, doup raised. [See Fig. XCIV.] -3 — . ■=./, o } and h up, doup raised. — i- = g, h, and i up, doup raised. 7 8 9 io 1 1 12 13 14 These fourteen different movements cover all the possible changes in regular weaving. The movement (7) illustrated in Fig. 8, in addition to forming the regular weave, is also necessary to the formation of the gauze weave. These few explanations clearly show the great variety of effects possible for the designer ; for he can figure with the regular method of weaving, and can also figure gauze weaving to exchange with regular weaving, forming a separate design on the fabric. - —/, g, and i up, doup raised. — =f, h, and i up, doup raised. Modifications of the Single Lift Jacquard Machine. Having thoroughly described the construction and action of the regular Jacquard machine, it now remains to illustrate and explain its modifications. Among the most prominent are : 1st. The Double Lift Single Cylinder Jacquard Machine. 2d. The Double Lift Double Cylinder Jacquard Machine. 3d. The Arrangement of Substituting "Tail-cords" in place of the Hooks, etc. I. Double Lift Single Cylinder Jacquard Machine. The principle of this machine consists in raising the warp-threads any number of times in succession without allowing the shed to close, thus performing the work in nearly half the time, and with less wear and tear on the warp. Fig. XCVI. represents the sectional cut of one row across all the griffe-bars. The machine selected for the illustration is of the 1 2-row type. Jacquard machines of this description have two hooks to one needle ; therefore in the drawing twenty- 68 Fig. XCVI. four hooks are represented. Two griffes are provided, each working every alternate hook. In Fig. XCVI. the sectional cut of both griffes is shown, and in Fig. XCVII. the top view of both griffes ; the first set is represented shaded, the second black. The former requires hooks Nos. i, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, and the lattter Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24. This arrangement permits either hook to be lifted separately by the griffes, and a corresponding elevation of the leash. As these griffes work in opposition, one de- scends while the other ascends ; this motion prevents the leash from dropping the entire length of the cords, since the ascending griffe catches it at half distance as the two griffes pass each other. In this operation the shed is never entirely closed, and a corresponding gain in speed is attained. It will thus be seen that the "double lift" single cylinder has great advantages over the ordinary machine. Of course, the warp-thread must make its complete journeys up and down when called for by the design ; but when once up, it need not be brought down until Fig. xcvii. absolutely required by the pattern. The warp is thus subjected to less friction in working, and it is possible to use yarns with less twist and obtain good results. The advantages arising from not closing the shed may be seen in the following example of a warp-thread working on an 8-leaf satin, in which seven picks are up in succession. By the single lift machine this warp-thread must travel seven times up and seven times down, thus closing the shed absolutely seven times, with a corresponding wear and tear. The double lift single cylinder arrangement does not require the warp- thread to make these seven complete journeys to the "race-board" of the lay, but instead it makes seven half trips. The saving may be shown by the following analysis : Single lift machine, warp-thread, seven picks up in succession, in 8-leaf satin (warp-face) requiring fourteen complete movements. Double lift single cylinder machine requiring for the same effect : Up the first time, = one complete movement. Six times down, ) , , r } half movements, LjLiJ | Six times up, j Down the last time, Or eight complete movements. Showing the utility of the two machines to be to each other as 8 to 14, or 4 to 7. six complete movements. one complete movement. 69 Fig. XCVIII. illustrates the complete double lift single cylinder Jacquard machine, as built by VV. P. Uhlinger, Philadelphia. In this drawing both griffes are distinctly visible; also their mode of operation by means of the double- acting lever. This machine has the set of hooks for each griffe-bar pro- tected by a plate of sheet iron, thus steadying the hooks in their motion, and enabling smaller crooks to be used for the latter. Fig. IC. represents a double lift single cylinder Jacquard machine as built by Thomas Halton, Phila- delphia, attached to a regular broad loom, (Knowles or Crompton), and tied-up for upholstery work. The griffe-bars in this Jacquard machine are constructed of such height that when lifted they never rise above the crooks of the hooks, which are thrown out of operation by the descent of the other griffe. Fig. XCVIII. IIII % l¥ = 2 Fig. C. Fig. CI. Fig. CII. Fig. C, hooks at rest. Fig. CI., hooks I and 3, etc., raised, and 4, etc., at rest. Fig. CII., hooks 2 and 4, etc., raised, = 1 and 3, etc., at rest. II. Double Lift Double Cylinder Jacquard Machine. The principle of this machine consist's in the combination of two separate Jacquard machines. Two hooks (one of each machine) are connected to one leash of the Jacquard harness, and as each machine is operated alternately, a high fig. ic. speed is attained, which is the purpose of the machine. For example: 140 picks per minute (speed of loom) only requires 70 picks per minute from each part of the double lift double cylinder. In Fig. CIII. this is clearly illustrated. It shows two 12-row machines (B and P) combined, thus giving 24 griffe-bars for the complete double machine, as the griffes work within each other. As explained for double lift single cylinder, every alternate bar is connected with a separate griffe, and these two griffes are worked alternately on the same double lever arrangement. O to Pand O' to P', represent the two needle-boards ; Pto P and P' to R', represent the two corresponding needle-boxes. 70 These double lift double cylinder Jacquard machines are mostly used in the manufacture of turkey-red goods and similar table-cover fabrics, using tie-ups similar to the one illustrated below, which is a combination of the straight-through and point tie-up, which may be alluded to once more by way of explanation in this particular case. The illustration represents a double lift double cylinder machine containing two 600 machines, which equals an ordinary 600 machine for the tie-up. *iAlaifwl atout ,U«< Stiot atiout >ss. a filling, two sets of each are used for forming the figure, the other two sets forming the around, each of the figure-threads having as its mate one of the ground-threads. These threads are so arranged that when a figure- thread appears upon the face of the F i°- cvn - fabric its mate appears upon the back, and when the figure-thread appears upon the back the corresponding ground-thread appears upon the face. To give a clearer understanding of the foregoing, a sectional cut of an Ingrain carpet fabric is given in Fig. CVII. ia tire, ^runnel Red M«L«t... 73 Suppose the filling-threads for the figure to be : Red, indicated by heavy shaded circles ; picks 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30. Black, indicated by full black circles ; picks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32. And the filling-threads for the ground to be : White, indicated by empty circles; picks 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29. Olive, indicated by light shaded circles ; picks 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31. Fig. CVIII. A careful examination of the drawing shows that the white threads mate with the red, and the black threads with the olive, so that when one of these colors shows upon the face the mating color will show upon the back, and vice versa. As a general rule, these warp-threads are of the same color as the weft-threads ; hence, every filling pick, appearing either on face or back, is bound by a warp- 74 thread of the same color. The sectional cut represents four distinct effects with 32 picks, thus allowing 8 picks for the illustration of each part. 1st effect, picks 1 to 8, is ground up (white and olive). 2d " " 9 to 16, is figure up (red and black). 3d " "17 to 24, is 1 st effect in "s/iotadoul" (red and olive up). 4th " " 25 to 32, is 2d " " " (white and black up). Two methods of tying-up Jacquard harness are in use : 1st, the "straight-through" principle, (known to the trade as "cross-point"). 2d, the "point" method, (known to the trade as "centre-tie"). I. The Straight-Through Tie-up for Ingrain Carpets. . . 9 9 6 \ 9 9 9 -■ •/;■ ~ ■ - ; ■■;■ /,■ O o o o p 9 9 9 v !• Fig. CXI. illustrates the adjustment of heddle (mail) and lingo through the journal, % by means of the heavy knot at b. This knot must be large enough not to pass through the hole of the journal. The average measures for the present drawing are as follows : Lingo, f to g = 9 inches. Heddle, e to/= 8 " c to tor ground, < _„ ' 2d " j s 1 Olive, 3d " 3d " \ , . f Red, 2d 4 th ■ j for fi g ure - j Black, 4 th " In the same drawing are also represented the first eight heddles (in both divisions), as connected with harness-cords 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ; also the last four heddles of the rear journal (fourth) connected with their corresponding cords, 404, 408, 412, 416. The first row (1 to 8) illustrates the principle of tying-up the harness and the leasing of the heddles ; whereas the four heddles in the rear (404, 408, 412, and 416) show the practical commencement of the tie-up, i. e., four neck-cords in succession to four heddles of the journal. A represents bottom-board in the machine where the neck-cords for the ground harness-cords pass through. (B, the bottom-board in the machine where the neck- cords for the figure harness-cords pass through. In Fig. CIX., showing the lifter-boards, A is also used for the ground, and B for the figure ; 26 rows of the machine are shown for explaining the tie-up for a texture known as "extra fine," or equal to 832 heddles in the width of loom (one yard). Jacquard machines for two-ply ingrain carpets are usually constructed with 34 rows, and 33 y 2 of these are used. 33^ rows have 33^ x 8, or 268 needles, which carry 1072 threads, the number actually used in what is termed a full " extra super." Should only 30 of these be used, having 30 X 8, or 240 needles, and carrying 960 For repeat, - — 238 times over. Fig. CXI. 76 threads for warp, the carpet is termed " super ; " and if 25 rows, with 25x8 = 200 needles are used, carrying 800 threads, the product is called "fine" ingrain, and represents about the lowest grade of these carpets. It frequently happens that we find slight variations in the number of threads used in the various grades of carpet named. The pattern may require such a change, or economy in production may induce the maker to use a smaller number ; or, as is done in a few instances, a manufacturer may always make his " extra super" on 32 rows ; but all such changes are done by a corres- fig. fig. ponding depreciation of the value of the CXIV - cxm- fabric, as compared with a full " extra super " of 33^ rows. Fig. OX., p. 74, illustrates the full 34 rows, and indicates 26 rows used for illustration of tie-up (4 rows empty on each side). In power-looms the raising of ^| S ■ 3oui woJl isi,^.) A. *X- IIU* ) A. re*c (fftvc) B. , v ^ >^J-> & 6 the different journals is gen- erally accomplished by an arangement of cams, but in hand-looms it is done by the lifter-boards. In Fig. CIX. the four large holes on each side are made for this purpose, and the wires for raising the journals are shown by heavy lines in tie-up in Fig. CVIII., p. 73. Fig. CXII. represents the process of lifting the journals, as follows : First pick raises lifter- board A, journal 4 ; second pick raises lifter-board B, journal 1 ; third pick raises lifter-board A, journal 3 ; fourth pick raises lifter-board B, journal 2. The two positions of the four "tails" in these four picks are illustrated as fol- lows : Fig. CXIII., hole in cylinder ; CXIV., no hole in Fig. cxv. 77 cylinder. The black spots represent the knots, either as caught in the slot or passing free in the hole. Looms tied-up on the foregoing principles have but one operation of the Jacquard needles for every two picks of the loom, there being an operation of the ground and figure lifter-boards in succession between the operations of the Jacquard needles. Each Jacquard needle controls two tails, one connected with the warp for the figure, (red and black in our example), and the other to the warp for the ground, (olive and white in our example). The drawing of the lifter-boards shows the slots for catching the tails in opposite directions from each other ; hence, when the figuring tail of the needle is adjusted so as to be lifted by the figure lifter-board, the ground- tail will not be acted on by the ground lifter-board when it rises. To give a clear understanding of the foregoing explanations, a detailed state- ment of the operations of the loom necessary in weaving a piece of the fabric is shown in sectional cut Fig. CVIL, as follows : E 0. Color. Lift-board for figure. Lift-board for ground. Journal lifts. Threads down. i White. Rises, 110 lift. At rest White to bind on face Red, black, olive. 2 Red. At rest. Lifts white and olive Red. Black for binding on back. 3 Olive. Rises, no lift At rest. Olive to bind on face Red, black, white. 4 Black. At rest. Lifts white and olive Black. Red for binding on back. 5 White. Rises, no lift. At rest White to bind on face. Red, black, olive. 6 Red. At rest. Lifts white and olive. Red Black for binding on back 7 Olive. Rises, no lift. At rest. Olive to bind on face. Red, black, white. 8 Black. At rest. Lifte white and olive Black. Red for binding on back. 9 White. Lifts red and black. At rest. White. Olive for binding on back IO Red At rest. Rises, no lift. Red to bind on face. Black, white, olive. II Olive. Lifts red and black At rest. Olive. White for binding on back 12 BUck. At rest Rises, no lift. Black to bind on face. Red, white, olive 13 White. Lifts red and black. Al rest. White. Olive for binding on back M Red. At rest. Rises, no lift. Red to bind on face. BlaOk, white, olive. 15 Olive. Lifts red and black. At rest. Olive. White for binding on back 16 Black. At rest. Rises, no lift. Black to bind on face Red, white, olive. 17 White. Lifts red and black. At rest. White. Olive to bind on back. 1 8 Red. At rest. Rises, no lift. Red to bind on face. Black, white, olive. 19 Olive. Rises, no lift. At rest. Olive to bind on face. White, red, black. 20 Black. At rest. Lifts white and olive Black. Red to bind on back. 21 White. Lifts red and black. At rest. White. Olive to bind on back. 22 Red. At rest. Rises, no lift. Red to bind on face. Black, white, olive. 23 Olive. Rises, no lift. Al rest Olive to bind on face White, red, black 24 Black. At rest. Lifts white and olive. Black. Red to bind on back 25 White. Rises, no lift. At rest. White to bind on face Olive, red, black. 26 Red. At rest. Lifts white and olive. Red. Black to bind on back. 27 Olive. Lifts red and black. At rest. Olive. White to bind on back 28 Black. At rest. Rises, no lift. Black to bind on face Red, white, olive 29 White. Rises, no lift. At rest. White to bind on face Olive, red, black. 3° Red. At rest. Lifts white and olive. Red. Black to bind on back 31 Olive. Lifts red and blai'k. At rest. Olive. White to bind on back- 32 Black. At rest. Rises, no lift. Black to bind on face. Red, white, olive. Fig. CXV., p. 76, illustrates a fabric design for an ingrain carpet, straight- through tie-up, a and b forming one repeat, (or one division), equal to one-half yard. 78 II. The Point Tie-up for Ingrain Carpets. This method of tying-up is based upon the straight-through tie-up principle, arranged as follows: The design in the fabric repeats from its centre equally towards each selvedge. centre. Figs. CXVI. and CXVII. illustrate two fabric designs, a to b, L— -"^T" the width of the fabric or one yard on the loom ; c is the centre ||j£, e s > shows the first and last rows, also the two centre rows of the journals threaded to the neck-cords (tail-cords) of the machine. Each cord is numbered to correspond, a, b, c, d, represent the cords for lifting the journals, on the same principle as in the straight-through tie-up. In power-looms this is done by a cam arrangement. Fig. CXIX., p. 80, is designed to give a thorough understanding of the adjustment of harness-cords to heddles, as well as the leasing of the latter. The numbers selected for indicating the different cords correspond with those used in Fig. CXVIII. Journal i — white, } " 2 = olive, } g round - " 3 = red, ) " 4 = black, 1 fi S ure - Fig. CXVII. 7y Fig. CXVIII. Arrangement of threading; a to b, 51 times repeated, = 408 cords. The last row in the half width illustrated separately by c to d, which is the same as a to b, = 8 " 6" forms the centre or point ; e to f, first row of each journal, near centre, (repeat of centre-cord for ground or figure omitted; see on journals 2 and 4), =16" g to h, 50 times repeated, = 400 " i to k, last row, same as g to h, = 8 " Total number of cords used, 416 414 830 80 The following is the method employed in drawing for indicating the different colors of warp-threads : Blank for white, | Heavy shaded for red, Light shaded for olive, }g round - Black for black, ' [figure. "■ ■ m »" -»-i 5U„ °*~+ JI^P -p>* ppi^ w rr 'i _■ sJiLi ■ : : : p : : : J : : : ! • : : : j : ■ X * : TI ~f ■;« Xti : » ; :»:::?: : »:: : t X X ' * T * Otiyt J:<: ::<::* . o ■ x ?: ■ ■ xl- MtiU *:}:: «: ::?:: : :?: .J X • X x ~T~ 1 Hir, . . 5 * ■* » S;;:;f: » s » • j a» is? ?i ;!■--} 5,S s;#j* Ji < sDu—t. <:. ' soK«» Fig. CXIX. The beauty of an ingrain carpet consists in its color combination. In hand- looms the common batten is used in connection with a shuttle which is somewhat curved, a form most suitable to being thrown by the hand. The batten naturally falls towards the weaver by its own gravity, being usually worked a little out of a vertical line for that purpose. In this method the shed forms its own shuttle-race, or bed upon which the shuttle slides. When two or more shuttles are used, Fig. CXX. they are laid on the woven piece of carpet before the weaver, and he selects them as required. If a solid shuttle-race is connected to the batten, the warp-threads are pressed down upon it and the shuttle slides upon the ridge of the warp-threads. In this case the "fly-shuttle" is used, and also the "drop-box;" the latter being operated by some of the reserve nee- dles of the Jacquard machine. Fig. CXX. shows a shuttle-box Fig. CXXI. 81 mechanism for carpet hand-looms. As already stated, the four journals in power- looms are lifted by cams or similar contrivances. In Fig. CXXI. (representing the Crompton carpet loom) this cam arrangement is clearly visible; the cams are situated above the journals, the latter being lifted by means of the journal rods from above. The loom carries four shuttle-boxes at each end of the lathe ; any FIG. CXXII. one of the series at either end can be brought into line with the shuttle-race at any pick. In some looms the journals are also lifted from below, as shown in Fig. CXXII., representing the " Knovvles " carpet loom. In this the journals are controlled by a chain motion, instead of a cam, operating either journal at will, which can not be done on a loom where the journals are actuated by cams. This permits the shading of a fabric to be changed without cutting out the warp and re-drawing it. The box mechanism (four boxes on each side of the lathe) is positive, and controlled by a chain on the same shaft as the journals, and may be used with the chain alone, or 82 with the chain in combination with the cards. The motion can be run forward or reversed at will, and any box called as desired. Before closing this article, it is necessary to mention the method of working the loom built with a stationary "shuttle-raceway" and an independent "comb," the latter having a reciprocating movement for beating up the filling, and a rising and falling motion for bringing the comb up into, and taking it out of the warp ; it has also yielding racks and filling forks, and a cam so timed for operating the forks, that the latter will seize the filling and carry it forward in front of the range of the said comb. Fig. CXXIII. illustrates the side view of the comb and its lay ; also the parts necessary to be shown for working the same : k, the independent lay ; d, the comb ; c, the reed ; a, its lathe ; b, the shuttle-race ; c, the breast beam of loom ; oval ring, d, e, g, represents the motion of the comb in beating up the filling ; e, r, upper shed of the warp ; e, t, lower shed of the warp ; x, the shed ; h, stud fixed to the loom framing ; //, i, to i, k, toggle connection of lay to stud, // ; i, m, to m, /, crank connected at i to the toggles ; /, crank shaft ; p, o, lever for raising and lower- ing the lay, k ; n, its fulcrum ; s, grooved cam for working lever, p, o. Fig. CXXIII. Fig. CXXIV. The vibratory movement of the comb-lay for beating up the filling is produced by the action of the cranks upon the toggle connections ; and the upward and downward movement of the lay, to produce the entrance of the comb into the warp and its withdrawal therefrom, is produced by the action of the lever upon the grooved cam. The comb, d, is constructed of teeth, which are secured together by a bolt passing through them, and which have their bases of dovetail form to enable them to be secured between a dovetail lip, on the lay, and a dovetail clamping plate, secured to the lay by bolts. Fig. CXXIV. illustrates the method of lifting the journals from below. The journals, of which there are four, are arranged to work in upright fixed guides on the loom framing, d, e, /, g, and are operated by treadles, which are arranged in pairs below, each journal being connected with one pair of treadles by two rods at 83 its opposite ends. These treadles are operated by cams for each pair of treadles and each journal. Fig. CXXV. represents the top view of the "fixed guides" containing the @ ■. t \ © 3 ™j I ® Z. r± ^_L Fig. CXXV. journals. This loom is provided with ten shuttle-boxes, (seven for the revolver,, three upright), for each side, and built by the Furbush Machine Company, being a combination of their older carpet loom known as the "Murkland," and the "Duckworth Carpet Loom." APPENDIX. Preparing and Stamping of Jacquard Cards. Preparing. The Jacquard card consists of a strong, durable pasteboard cut to the exact size of the cylinder. For cutting or preparing the cards to the required size, a table is used with the different sizes of cards indicated on its surface. A sharp steel blade is adjusted to the side of the table. A heavy knife of sufficient length, and containing a second steel blade, is secured to a projecting bolt on the rear end of the table, allowing enough play for the knife to be easily raised and lowered. The blade of the knife works close against the blade fastened to the table ; and when pressed down both blades rest close together. On the front side of the table is a long groove in which is a guide, fastened by a bolt and nut. This guide can be set to suit any of the marks on the table, thus regu- lating the size of the cards to be cut. Two measures (the length and the width) are required to be cut for each set of cards : ist. The sheets of pasteboard are required to be trimmed one way in sufficient number for the length of the cards. 2d. Each trimmed sheet is afterwards separated in strips of the required width. Card Stamping. The oldest method for stamping cards, now only occasionally used, consists of two perforated steel plates, between which the blank cards are placed, and the required holes stamped by hand by means of punches. It will easily be seen that this method is not up to the present advanced times, hence various machines have been introduced for arranging the punches. Among those most generally used are : I. — Dobby Card Punching Machines. II. — Piano Card Stamping Machines. III. — Repeating Machines. 85 Fig. 1. 86 I. Dobby Card Punching Machines. These machines, illustrated by Fig. i., (W. P. Uhlinger, builder), are used for stamping cards for the smaller Jacquard machines, technically termed " Dobbies." They are of very compact build, and operated by belt-power. The whole card is punched at one revolution or stroke. The rack on top of the machine holds the design. The punches for peg-holes and lace-holes are immovable, while the key punches act independently, at the will of the operator. Jacquard cards for these machines are generally composed of the strongest pasteboard, and require a very strongly constructed machine. II. Piano Card Stamping Machines. These are operated in two ways, by the belt or foot-power. There are two kinds of each: "French index" and "American index." Figs. 2 to 1 1 are drawn to one-half the actual size of the "Uhlinger Card Stamping Machine." Figs. 13, 16, 17, 18, 19 are drawn to one-quarter the actual size of the " Royle Card Stamping Machine." Figs. 2 and 13 (B, F, G, H,) represent the top view of the head (cover taken off), the twelve holes for holding the punches for one row, also the large hole for holding the peg, P. Each punch works vertically, and is guided by a key for stamping the hole. Fig. 14 illustrates the punch (actual size) as used in the "Royle" machine: a to b = ^ inch ; b to c = 2 j^ inches ; -^ inch diameter of punch, d to c. Fig. 15 illustrates a corresponding key: diameter of key -^ inch, d to e; diameter of head, 3^ inch, a to b ; c is the hole for inserting the pin which holds the spring. The length of the keys vary from i5/£ to 2% inches, according to the position they occupy in the machine. The punch and key of the Uhlinger machine are shown (one-half of actual size) in Figs. 4 and 5. A and (3, in Figs. 2 and 13, represent the piston for guiding the head in its vertical motion. Fig. 3 represents the front view of the head. The numbers and letters indicating the different parts correspond with Fig. 2. The principle of construction and action of the heads in both kinds of machine are similar. Each key is provided with a fine spiral spring, which, after every action of the key, returns it to its original position. The key for the peg-hole is controlled by the larger spring, S, D, in Figs. 2 and 13. The arrows in these two drawings indicate the direction taken by the keys when under pressure. When cutting cards eight rows deep, the thumb of the right hand works the key for the peg-hole ; the eight keys in the rear of the machine (which are the ones to be used) are worked by the four fingers of each hand. When cutting cards twelve rows deep, the eight keys in the rear are operated by the eight fingers in the same manner; but the thumb of the right hand operates 87 n itwiU u u u u oil ©©"©©©©©©••©• ■ 10. j. 1. 1 6. a t. \ n n Mr it w r Z. 1' Q O Q Q O 12. 11 10 9 8 1 P. fe 5 h 3 t I. H D. 1 T"l Fig. 7. MJJJ1 Fig. S. A. Fig. 9. Fig. 6. Pic. 10. keys marked i and 2, and the thumb of the left hand operates keys marked 1 1 and 12. During the cutting operation the fingers should not be removed from the keys ; they should always be in readiness to press the required key into action, as this is the only way to become expert. The eye of the card stamper must rest uninterruptedly on his design ; and the keys are called at will by the fingers, without the eye leaving the design, to find out where a certain key or finger is situated at the time. Fig. 4 shows relative positions of punch, S, and key, E, when ready for stamping a hole. Fig. 5 shows the relative positions of punch and key when no hole is required. O represents the Jacquard card as resting in the slot of the lower head. II. in Fig. 3, marked X to Z, shows a full width view of this card. The space ©, in Figs. 4 and 5 permits the spring to be inserted regulating the key. A, B, C, solid parts of the upper head, (I., in Fig. 3). F, G, K, L, solid parts of the lower head, (II., in Fig. 3). The cards are passed into and through the stationary part of the head at X, Z, and are attached to a "carriage" in the rear of the punch head. Two methods are employed for moving the carriage : 1st. By a "skipper" at its rear fastened to the carriage, which moves in a rack of pins secured to the cutting table. This method of construction is used by the Uhlinger machine. Fies. 6 and 7 are front and side views of this mechanism. Figs. 8 and 9, the top view and sectional cut of the rack. 2d. The rack is fastened to the carriage, and the skipper to the table, thus reversing the first method. [See Fig. 19, top view.] This method of construction is employed in the Royle machine. The distance of the pins in the racks in both systems of construction (American and French) corresponds to the distance of the rows in the card. The racks are generally constructed for 600, 900, and 1 200 Jacquard machines. Of these three sizes the 1 200 is the most advantageous, as cards can be cut for any smaller size machine. The rack of a 900 machine (French index) contains 88 pins, while that of a 1200 machine (French index) contains 114 pins. Fig. 10 illustrates the "catch" for holding the cards in the Uhlinger machine. This is fastened to the carriage when pressed by the hand on top in the direction of arrow, S; this catch will compress spring, D, in the direction of arrow, S', thus opening the "blade," C, (front view shown by Fig. 1 1), in the direction of arrow, S", thus allowing the card to be inserted and held, securely fastened to the carriage. Fig. 18 illustrates the side view of the carriage and its catch for holding the Jacquard card as used in the Royle machine. Arrow, 5, indicates the pressure of the operator's hand on lever, B, when the card is inserted. This lever presses by means of presser, D, in the direction of arrow, S', on the double-acting lever, E, Fig. 12. 89 Fie. 19. 90 at c. This lever moving around its fulcrum, e, will lift catch, F, in the direction of arrow, S", thus allowing the card to be inserted. Spring, G, fastened to main part of carriage, A, by means of screw, a, secures the card to the catch. C, C', are the carriage wheels, of which there are four. Fig. 19 represents the top view of Fig. 18, and is designed to show the arrangement of levers, wheels, and catches of the complete rack as used for a 900 machine. The letters indicating the different parts correspond with the ones used in Fig. 18. Fig. 16 shows top view and ground plan, and Fig. 17 the front elevation of the "card-guide," as constructed on the Royle machine. It is universal and self- adjusting to any width of cards from ^ to 3^ inches ; both guide-plates, C and D, are caused to move equally toward or away from the peg-punch, thus accurately centering the peg-hole in all cards. Letters A, (B, P, and numbers 1 to 12, correspond to those used in Fig. 13. £, F, H, K, are the three levers moving around pin, G, (the latter in even line with the centre of the peg-hole, P). These levers are held by screw, L, in any required position. Spring, 6", holds lever, F, H, against pin, T, which in turn is fastened to the same plate as screw, L. Fig. 16 indicates the card-guide set for a 1 2-row card. Let us sup- pose it necessary to cut an 8-rovv card. Loosen screw, L, and spring, 5", will instantly contract until each side of the guide has moved the re- quired distance (two holes and two spaces between holes) towards the centre. Much valuable time is saved Fig. 20. by the use of this guide, as it instantly adjusts itself to any width of card, and at the same time centralizes each card passed through the machine. In factories where broken cards require to be constantly renewed, the value of this guide is especially noticeable, there being no material interruption of the regular work of the operator, who can replace the damaged card at the moment wanted. Letters indicating the different parts in Fig. 17, correspond to those used in Fig. 16. As mentioned before, the pistons, A and (B, of the cutting head are con- nected below the table to the cutting levers, and by a simple combination of levers, 91 the cutting pedal is brought in direct relation to the cutting lever ; all of which are illustrated in the perspective view of the Royle machine in Fig. 20, and the Uhlinger machine in Fig. 12. The working of the cutting pedal is very simple. Pressing the pedal, situated at the right, causes the punch head to descend, and the punch penetrates the card. Transferring the pressure from the right to the left pedal raises the punch-head to its former position, (punches above card), ready for a repetition of these movements. The "skip" arrangement allows the carriage to advance the distance from one pin to the other in the card-rack, thus placing the card in proper position under the punches. At the proper height above the punch- head is the reading-board, on which the guide-rules are moved across the design by screws, which are connected by gearing and operated by means of the hand-wheel or crank shown on the lower side of the board. As drawing-pins or thumb-tacks are generally used as fastenings for the design, the reading-board is made of soft wood, and its trimmings are made of hard wood. Fig. 21 illustrates the Uhlinger Card Stamping Machine operated by belt-power. Being the same in principle as the foot- power machine, it is only necessary to state that instead of work- ing the machine by means of the cutting pedals, it is done automatically by simply touching any of the keys that operate the punches ; thus the machine makes one stroke and punches the required holes. The Stamping of Cards. Before commencing this work a clear conception of the tie-up and leasing of the heddles is required. The holes in the cards for the needles to penetrate, or the spots in cards where no hole is to be stamped, must be arranged in an uninterrupted chain from one row to the other until all the rows are taken up. As previously mentioned, the method observed in tying-up the loom is the guide for stamping the cards. The number of ends re- 5Zs = siIS = s=-s-ss-s-ss— * . ■- ■ - ■"> s 4i5SSriSnSSlS3KiiS5H«5DS5l*inn.annn«nnnn.nni c Fig. 23. quired in a certain design may repeat only once in the number of hooks and needles employed in the Jacquard machine ; or they may repeat two, three, or more times. Fig 23 illustrates a design upon 40 warp-threads. Fig. 22 shows the corre- A. B. o o •• •••• 1 •••• •• ■'*■■'■% % % % m a Fig. 92. m u JQ 30 Ml innnnbnnnnnnBHnnnnnndntianBnnQr nl 11 11 11 ii llilji irr'nprjDntgjiji « nuDnrjtiE juuuuuuuuuuuuyyi Bni nnnnnnnnnnnni Design lor Damask Fabrics to be Executed on a Jacquard Loom, with Compound Harness Attached. These designs require no special weave, as that is taken care of by the compound harness in front of the Jacquard harness, as explained in Chapter XII., page 58. After painting in the design, it is finished, ready for card-stamping. Fig. 93 shows us a leaf, taken from sketch (Fig. 80), which may be used in connection with a larger design, but will clearly illustrate this divi- sion of textile work. .flnnnngDBWLJ. i^nnnaMancnnn: TnnnnBBMMBBMBancciMMrXJnnnnnn nnMBBBBBBBBBBBBBnSBBnnSunnnQr CBBBBBBBB:_:^::BBBBz:BBB::::BBBB«agn BBBBB BBB . BBBB BBBBBBBBUC _;:_BBBBBBBBBBBj^BZIuBjGCnBBBBBB«Ba "I. 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As previously stated in the article devoted to these fabrics, a two-ply ingrain carpet is composed of two fabrics, in which the journals introduce the weave, and die double-acting Jacquard machine the exchange of ground and figure effect. in. Fig. 94 represents a small portion of a design illus- trating the three principal effects of this operation. I. = figure up. II. = ground up. III. = effect technically known as "shot-about," derived from one pick, figure up ; one pick, ground up ; and repeated. In Fig. 95 a detailed description or analysis of the Fw. 94. interlacing warp and filling of Fig. 94 is given. iKSw^ ■»■■« !E"LLLL!DL ^CIT.BBBBBMBl eagcor xirjfErjr. _ ~uqpntp5pBcinr ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ggxDXBpSnBnnr ~~ " ■■■■■fanmamnaannnr ■■■■■■■i8fa.:qfO!annc: :r. KB»a««««Bw^23li±nnfcSi5n — ■■■■ ■■ nnTn i i i rfTph nnnq ■ = figure up. ) Produced by the ^ = ground up. J Jacquard machine X = weave for ground. j Produced by . = weave for figure. J journals. The two-ply ingrain carpet can also be made upon a Jacquard loom, tied up for double sections. [See Chapter VI., page 48.] This is also extensively used in the manufacture of upholstery fabrics ; in fact, the latter mentioned method is almost exclusively used in Europe. In Fig. 95 the weave of the " shot-about " effect calls for two picks face, and two picks back. An examination of this part of the draft shows that the warp-thread represented by the light pick — — is to be raised, or has been raised in the adjoining heavy pick 3 t ; further, we find the two light picks separated by the raising of a different warp-thread in each pick, which is also effected between the two heavy picks by the lowering of another warp-thread. This places the ground-thread below its corresponding figure or mate thread, or the figure thread below its corresponding ground-thread. If these mate threads introduced in succession are required to show side by side, either on the face or the back of the fabric, these changes must be indicated on the design by different colors. If such effects are to be introduced when using the common ingrain Jacquard machine, the needles of the latter must be operated at each pick ; this requires twice as many cards as are used in designs where the mate thread is always placed below or above its corresponding thread. Designs for Dressgoods Figured with Extra Warp (one end Ground, one end Figure), and Executed on the Double Section Tie-up. In the article explaining the double section tie-up, [see Chapter VI., p. 48], as well as the one on the selection of the proper squared paper required for these fabrics, the general character of these fabrics has been explained. 118 As mentioned in Chapter VI., the machine is divided in two parts, figure and ground ; the Jacquard harness is leased one end figure, one end ground, and repeated. ■ naaa ■■■■■■■■ ■■■■ ■■■■■■ ■■■ ■■■■ ■■■ ■■■B ■■■■■ ■■■■■■ ■ :■■!!■-■■: ■ ■«■■■ - ■ ■£■■ ■ B ■ ~ ■ ■■■ : ■■ ■■■■■■■■ ■■■ ■■■ ■ Diiiai ■■■■■ Fig. 96. xnxn nxnx xnxn nitB X"X- nxQX foxn nxnx xnxn nxnx xnxn -x zx~ - zx XQ oxnx Fig. 97. nxnx xnxn. nxnx xn Fig. 98. Fig. 96 illustrates a part of such a design, and is to be cut for the figure part of the needles. Fig. 97 shows the plain weave, which is cut without a design in that portion of the card which operates the ground of the Jacquard harness. Fig. 98 shows the analysis of the woven fabric for the design referred to in Fig. 96. [N. B. — The plain weave used for explaining the present example may be substituted by other weaves, as a - i — r twill, -^-j- twill, or the four harness broken twill, etc., without changing the figure design.] Designs for Figured Pile Fabrics. Fig. 99. — Shading of Flowers in Sketches for Damask Fabrics. Designs for figured pile fabrics (terry or velvet), Plushes, Astrakhans, etc., are also executed without intro- ducing a weave in the design. The design is only intended for the pile- threads, which are raised when intro- ducing the wire ; the front harness operating the ground-warp. The pile- ■^warp, when raised over the wire, is bound by means of the previous pick, as well as by the pick following by the filling: to the ground cloth. The Shading of Textile Fabrics by the Weave. This is generally done in the " figure " part (especially in flowers, leaves, etc.), of damasks and similar textile fabrics. The shading can be applied to the satin weaves to the best advantage. 119 Rule for S/iadiug with Satin Weaves. Put the ground weave (filling for face) over the entire part of the □ designing paper, which is required to be shaded ; afterwards add one, two, three or more horizontal or vertical (connecting) spots to the one spot which forms the foundation or satin filling for face. The heaviness of the shade is regulated by the sketch or the fabric. For example : In an 8-leaf satin the differ- ence between filling for face and warp for face may be made with three or four changes only ; or with the entire seven changes. For shading twill weaves no rule can be given. 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PAGE American Index, Piano Card-stamping machines for, ...... 86 Analysis, the art of resolving a machine, fabric, or substance of any kind, into its constituent parts. Arrangement of hooks, needles, griffe-bars, springs, spring-frame and needle-board in the single- lift Jacquard machine, ......... 14 Backing, the filling of the lower fabric in a double cloth. Batten, the frame which carries the cylinder in its motion to and from the needle-board, . 15 Batten Motion, .......... 15 Binder-warp, the warp-threads producing the foundation of a fabric; interior warp; this warp is generally not visible in the finished fabric. Used in astrakhans, velvets, plushes, Brussels car- pets, upholstery fabrics, etc. Bobbin. The filling is wound on the bobbin, and the latter placed in the shuttle. Bonchon, M., the inventor of the principle of the Jacquard machine, .... 7 Border, the outer part of a fabric. Brush, as required for perfect work, ........ 107 Camel Hair is the hair of certain camels, and is used either combed or carded. Card-guide, used in the Piano Card-stamping machine, . . . . . .90 Card-rack, ........... 19 Card-wire, ........... 19 Carriage, technical name for a part of the Piano Card-stamping machine, ... 88 Technical name for a part of the Repeating machine, .... 93, 96 Cashmere, or Kashinere wool, is the fine hair of the Cashmere goat, which thrives upon the Himalaya mountains and surrounding country, in Asia. Cashmere is also used to indicate certain fabrics made of wool or silk warp and goat hair, or fine merino wool filling. Catch, a part of the Carriage in the Piano machine, . . . . . .88 Catches, a part of the Jacquard machine, ....... 13 Centre Tie-up or Point Tie-up, ........ 33 Colors used for painting textile designs, ....... 107 Comber-board, (Cumber-board and Compart-board are also technical terms frequently used for it) ; a perforated board which guides and keeps the harness-cords in the required positions. Lately, wires crossing each other and adjusted in a frame are used with advantage ; this latter style is patented by The G. W. Stafford Manufacturing Co., Providence, R. I. . 20, 130 Made in strips and adjusted in a frame, . . . . . . .21 Made of a solid piece of material, ....... 20 Combination Tie-up in two sections, ........ 56 121 122 PAGE Compound Harness. Designs for fabrics executed on a Jacquard loom with Compound Harness attached, . . . . . . . . . . .116 General arrangement and application, ....... 58 Number to use of, ......... 63 Positions during weaving. ........ 63 Their operation by a separate machine, ....... 62 Weaves for working, ......... 63 Cotton is the white, downy, fibrous substance which envelopes the seeds of various species of the cotton plant, gossypium, belonging to the natural order malvacea. The size of the yarn when spun is calculated by numbers, commencing with No. 1, which requires 840 yards to 16 ounces; every successive number requiring 840 yards additional for the original 16 ounces. Cow Hair, mixed with a suitable fibre like wool, is spun into the filling for coarse ingrain carpets, and similar coarse fabrics, as backing-filling for cloakings, etc. Cylinder, a part of the Jacquard machine, . . . . . . . 7, 9, 16 Damask, a fabric originally made at Damascus, and composed of rich silk. The name is at present applied to various textile fabrics composed of cotton, linen, etc., which are of common household use, as table-covers, towels, etc. Designing Paper for the different textile fabrics, ...... 103 Divisions of a comber-board, ........ 22 Dobbies, Index machines, Witches, etc., are small Jacquard machines, or machines constructed upon its principles. Dobby Card-punching Machine, ....... 86 Double Cloth, selection of designing paper for, ...... 106 Two separate fabrics fastened together in the process of weaving. The advantages of double cloth are various, amongst which we find: To produce a heavier and thicker cloth ; using materials to their best advantage ; producing effects impossible to be procured in single cloth, etc. There are three divisions of double cloth :— a, using one system of warp and two systems of filling ; i, using two systems of warp and one system of filling ; c, using two systems of warp and two systems of filling. Double-lift Double-cylinder Jacquard Machine, principle of construction, advantages over the single-lift, and method of operation, ....... 69 Double-lift Single-cylinder Jacquard Machine, principle of construction, advantages over the single-lift, and method of operation, ....... 67 Doup, an arrangement used in the manufacture of gauze fabrics which compels certain warp- threads to cross each other, ......... 64-66 Douping Warp, also known as Whip-thread, and used in connection with the ground-warp or standard thread in the construction of gauze fabrics, ..... 64 Drawing-in Draft, method to be observed in drawing-in a warp in the eyes of the heddle. End, the technical word for a thread which is used often in its place. Expert in Card-stamping, how to become, ...... 86, 88 Extra Fine, a two-ply ingrain carpet constructed with 832 threads warp, (36 inch wide fabric), exclusive of the selvedge, . . . . . . . . -74 Extra Super, a two-ply ingrain carpet constructed with 1072 threads in warp, (36 inch wide fabric), exclusive of the selvedge, ....... 75 Extra Warp, designs figured with, . . . . . . . .117 Fabric, the structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of anything are united by art and labor ; workmanship, texture, make, etc. Manufactured cloth of any kind or material. Fabrics for which the Jacquard machine must be used, ..... 9 Falcon, M., the inventor of the cylinder and the Jacquard cards, .... 7 . ii . 86 64 • . 6 4 -66 64 7. 9. IO, 13 • • 9, 10 23 16 9 105 23 62 9. 22 9- IO, 13 123 PAGE Feed Cylinder, a part of the Repeating machine, ...... 96 Filling, the threads running crosswise in a cloth. Flax. This term is used to designate the flax or linen fibre, and also the plant from which it is obtained. Frame, a part of the Jacquard machine, ...... French Index, Piano Card-stamping machines for, .... Gauze Fabrics, their peculiar characteristic construction, .... Threading of the harness for, ....... Tying-up for, ......... Griffe, a part of the Jacquard machine ; also called Knife Box, Griffe-bars, a part of the Jacquard machine ; also called Knives, Guide board, used for regulating the height of the mails by tying-up a Jacquard harness, Guiding-rod. See Jacquard Plunger. Hammer, a part of the Jacquard machine, ...... Harness cords, the cords of each leash, ...... Heavy Square, its practical points of use on designing paper, Heddle and Harness-cord, combining, ...... Heddles, as required for compound harness, ..... For the Jacquard harness, ....... Hook, a part of the Jacquard machine, ...... Index Machines. See Dobbies. Ingrain, as applied to carpets, was originally intended for a fabric where the wool was colored before carding and spinning, but which is not true at present, as the yarn is mostly manufac- tured before coloring. The great variety of colors used in an ingrain carpet at the present time, the constant changing of styles, besides the saving of expense by coloring the yarn after manufacture, are the general reasons for it. Ingrain carpet in our country means the same as Scottish or Kidderminster in Europe. Ingrain Carpet, two-ply, construction of the fabric, ...... 72 Two-ply, designs for, . . . . . . . . . 116 Two-ply, Jacquard Machine, . . . . . . . .71 Two-ply, selection of designing paper, ...... 106 Two-ply, tying-up of its Jacquard harness, ...... 72 Ingrain Carpet Loom, two-ply, built with a stationary shuttle-raceway and an independent comb for beating up the filling, ........ 82 Two-ply, in which the journals are lifted from above by means of a cam arrangement, . 81 Two-ply, in which the journals are lifted from below and controlled by either a chain or cam motion, . . ■ . . . . . . . 81, 82 Jacquard Cards, general arrangement and application, . . . • 7. 9. 17. 18 Preparing of, ......... 85 Stamping of, ......... 85,91 Jacquard Designing, practical hints, ....... 103 Jacquard Harness, general arrangement and application, . . . . .20 Jacquard, Joseph Marie, life of, . . . . . 7, 8 Jacquard Loom, a loom furnished with the Jacquard arrangement. Jacquard Plunger, a part of the Jacquard machine ; also known as Guiding-rod, . . 12 Journals, peculiarly constructed harness frames used in the manufacture of two-ply ingrain carpets, 75 Jute is a native plant of China and the East Indies; its long fibre, which is -of a brown to silver gray color, is used largely in the manufacture of Brussels and tapestry carpets, nigs, etc., for the body — ground structure of the fabric. It is distinguished from flax by being colored yellow under the influence of sulphuric acid and iodine solution. The size of the thread when spun is indicated by the same rule as wool — Cut system — 300 yards to 16 ounces. Keys, as used in the Piano Card-stamping machine, ...... 86 124 PAGE . 93 . 95 . 96 . 97 . 97 . 98 . 100 . 100 ■ . . 100 . The cylinder is turned • • • • 16 Keys, as used in the Repeating machine, .... Key Wire, used in the Repeating machine, Lace-hole Press, ....... Lacing of Jacquard cards, . Lacing Frame, ....... Lacing Machines, using two needles for lacing each series of holes, Using one needle and one shuttle for lacing each series of holes, Lacing Needles, ...... Lacing Twine, the kind to use for machine lacing, Lantern, an iron extension put on the cylinder of the Jacquard machine by means of the catches working on the lantern, Leaf, a harness ; thus : 3-leaf twill or 3-harness twill, etc. Lease, or leas. Leasing of the Jacquard harness, ........ 23 Leash, two or more harness-cords combined and adjusted to one neck-cord. For every harness- cord a leash contains there will be found a repeat in the design to correspond, . . 9 Lifter-boards, or Trap-boards, used in the Jacquard machine for two-ply ingrain carpet, . 71 Lifting of the griffe, ......... 12, 17 Lingo, a small iron weight for each harness-cord, . . . . . -9. 22, 23 Loom Pickers are generally made of raw hide ; less frequently of sole leather or wood. The picker stick, which is operated by means of cams or arms on the loom, drives the picker, and the latter the shuttle. Loop-guide, a part of the lacing machine, ....... 99 Mail, made of metal, forms the centre part of a twine heddle ; in the eye of the mail the warp-thread is drawn, ......... 22, 23 Its position in the loom, ......... 23 Margin, plain part between border and selvedge, or centre and border in a damask table- cover, etc. Mate Threads, technical name used in two-ply ingrain carpets ; one ground-thread and its corresponding figure-thread, ........ 72-S0 Merino, originally the wool of the Spanish Merino sheep, and known as some of the finest wool. Colonial wools, as Australia, Cape of Good Hope, New Zealand, bear the character of the Merino, derived through introducing and breeding the original stock in those countries. Modifications of the single-lift Jacquard machine, . . . . . .67 Mohair, the fleece of the Angora goat. It is largely used in the manufacture of light-weight dress goods, which are characterized by their lustre. In pile fabrics, as plushes, velvets, astrakhans, etc., of a plain or figured denomination, mohair is often used for the " pile- warp," whereas the ground or body of the fabric is made of cotton. Neck-cord, the cord combining leash and hook, ..... .9 Needle, a part of the Jacquard machine, . . . . . . . 9, 10, 14 Needle-board, a part of the Jacquard machine, ...... 17 Open Harness, tie-up, ......... 23 Outlining in Squares, methods and rules for, ...... 113-115 Pattern-cylinder, a part of the Repeating machine, ..... 94 _ 9& Perforated Bottom-board, a part of the Jacquard machine ; through this board the neck-cords are passed, combining the hooks to the leash, . . . . . .12 Petty-point Tie-up, . . . . . . . . 5 1 Piano Card-stamping Machine, operated by belt power, . . . . .91 Operated by foot power, ........ 86 Pick, one filling thread ; one passage of the shuttle through the shed. Pile Fabrics can have the pile produced either by the warp or the filling. If the pile has to be produced by the warp, a certain number of warp-threads are raised on certain picks over 125 PAGE wires. These elevated threads are interwoven in the pick preceding the interweaving of the wire, and also in the pick following it, with a filling-thread to the ground cloth. After a certain number of wires have been inserted, the first interwoven wire is drawn out of the fabric to be used over, which operation is repeated in rotation with every wire. We find terry and velvet piles. If the pile is produced by the filling, some or all filling-threads must float in certain places to allow the thread to be cut at this place, or its fibres to be raised during the process of finishing the fabric, ........ 53, 118 Designs for, . . . . . . . . . .118 Plain-weave, also known as cotton-weave; in this weave, warp and filling cross each other at right angles, and interweave alternately. Frequently used for ground-weave in Jacquard designs. Point Tie-up or Centre Tie-up, ........ 33 Point Tie-up, for two-ply ingrain carpets, ....... 78 Point Tie-up in three Sections, ........ 55 Preserving of designs executed on n paper, ...... 107 Presser, a part of the Lacing machine, ........ 99 Punch, as used in the Piano Card-stamping machine, ..... 86 As used in the Repeating machine, ....... 93 Punch-head, a part of the Piano machine, ....... 86 A part of the Repeating machine, ....... 93 Rack, a part of the Piano Card-stamping machine, ...... 88 Reed, a series of narrow strips of metal, between which the warp-threads pass in the loom. The purpose of the reed is to keep the warp evenly divided, also to strike the filling in many places at the beating the reed towards the breast-beam of the loom. The reed is known by numbers, the number in each case indicating how many splits are in one inch. Rule for ascertaining the reed number, if the number of ends in the warp and the width in the reed are known ; the threads per dent either given or to be selected according to the fabric : — Divide the number of ends in the warp by the width in the reed, which gives the number of threads per inch ; divide this result again by the number of threads in one dent, according to the weave or rows deep of comber-board. Whole numbers or half numbers are generally used for grading reeds only. Reel, or Idler, a part of the Repeating machine, ...... 93 Repeat, that which is to be repeated; as the repeat of a pattern, the repeat of an effect in a design, etc. Repeating Machine, for Jacquard cards, ....... 92 Reserve Rows. Nearly every Jacquard machine contains two extra rows of needles in addition to the number as classified, ......... 10 Satin-weaves are characterized by a smooth face. The stitch of the threads is opposite to that of the twill weaves. The foundations for designing a satin-weave are, in the first place, to arrange as much as possible distributed stitching ; in the second, to have this as regular as possible. The satin-weaves commence with the five-harness, and can after this be made on any number of harness. To find the run of stitching in the easiest way, use the following rule : Divide the number of harness into two parts, which must neither be equal, nor the one a multiple of the other. Afterwards take one result and add it, commencing to count from 1 until all threads or harnesses are taken up, as example : Five harness — 5 = 2 + 3. Commencing with one and adding two points, we have as follows : 1 -|- 2 = 3 -|- 2 = 5 -I- 2 = 7, or 2 + 2 = 4. This will give the stitch as : 1, 3, 5, 2, 4, which means : the first pick stitches in the first warp- thread, the second pick stitches in the third warp-thread, the third pick stitches in the fifth warp-thread, the fourth pick stitches in the second warp-thread, the fifth pick stitches in the fourth warp-thread. Are frequently employed for ground-weaves in Jacquard designs. Section of the comber-board, dividing the comber-board in its depth. 126 FACE Sectional Harness Arrangement, ... ■ • • . 26 Selecting Needle, used in the Repeating mai hine, ...... TTL"F^.CTt7RER:~ OF Bobbins, Spools, Shuttles, and $kewers, Oak Leather Belting, Machine Cards, and Specialties. QENERAL MILL FURNISHERS. No. 113 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. BAEBOUE'S IRISH FLAX THREAD, 1784 1887 BARBOUR'S JACQUAED HAEXESS THREAD, Noted for Strength and Smoothness, and Warranted not to Stretch. THE BARBOUR BROTHERS COMPANY, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, and San Francisco. Represented by VINCENT T. RAFTERTY. /Dattitvo tfoe experience and facilities for maLu iieaioiv ilapers in all sizes, we are enabled, to supplu manufacturers wito we best at tfoe loieest tates. Special sizes made to azaez. Will be pleased to aive uou prices [or ami auantiht or: size «ou mat) need. (Single and Double Action) Of Improved Construction. We give great attention to the workmanship, use only the best materials, and produce Tie Best Machine in the Market. Our prices compare favor- ably with those more cheaply built, We furnish machines con- structed on the English plan — leaving out bottom board and glass rods — when desired. Geo. W. Stafford Mfg. Co. Nos. 3 and 5 Point Street, Providence, R. I., MACHINE BUILDERS. Single and Double Action Jacquards, Single and Double Action Dobbies, The only Double Action Open Shed Positive Dobbie, Equalizing Spring Jacks, Cottrell's Positive Let-off Motion, etc., etc. Sketches and Designs furnished and Cards Cut. Mail Eyes, Twine, Lingoes, Wires, Springs, etc., furnished. Leno Weaving— both simple and compound— a specialty. STAFFORD'S PATENT Comber Board. (Patented September 6, 1S87.) This Comber-board can be seen at the Textile School, 1336 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia. The divisions are made with wires crossing each other, giving the least possible wearing surface on the twine, thus reducing fric- tion on the outside of the harness, and consequent wear; preventing bagging and the jumpingof lingoes; Jacquards can be run at much higher speed where this board is adopted. Five years' use has sustained the above claims and demonstrated its practicability. THE TEXTILE RECORD, 425 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. THE FOREMOST TEXTILE JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES. Covering every tDepccrt/nent of Textile McuxufcLctuure. Weaving and Jacquard Work Fully Discussed. Each Number filled with Original and Practical Articles. 1 _ /■/'[i.u/.-. riij.i .:: i n i mt mm i ; T=f_ E gHSJ § SSS-.. . HP: ' Sana J gfe= -■:■! m S^Sa Si tt&k = t^Jf^-iS HP 5 a? <= -y.--- ■^•^■au. The largest staff of Expert Contributors. THE TEXTILE RECORD has positive practical value to every mill owner and mill worker. Its contributions to the literature of the textile industry surpass in value and interest everything yet attempted on this side of the Atlantic. RICHLY ILLUSTRATED IN EACH NUMBER. SAMPLE COPIES ON APPLICATION TO The Textile Record, No. 425 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. a «0 °0 s Ss ROYLE'SK- fc. «0 r£ Hi 8 o s a «o> 1 a. Co £ k «V1 5! £ a i >* a, & 2 i? b § * o >j *n ?~4 a ^ 5o cv IMPROVED PIANO MACHINES -AND- Automatic, Positive Action, POWER REPEATERS, For Cutting- Jacquard Pattern Cards. SMflilil U2IL1S H1®11111¥b WARPERS, BEAMERS, QUILLERS, DOBBIES, COVERING OR "GIMP" MACHINES, TWISTERS, &c. JOHN ROYLE & SONS, PATERSON, N. J. NEW HIGH-SPEED POWER LOOM FOR INGRAIN CARPETS. Built by THE M. A. FURBUSH & SON MACHINE CO, Philadelphia, Pa, U. S. A. ne Hundred Picks per Minute. -®a Fifteen Shuttles Pick and Pick. — ^TE W — HIGH-SPEED POWER LOOM FOR INGRAIN CARPETS. Bnilt by THE M. A. FURBUSH & SON MACHINE CO,. Philadelphia, Pa, U. S. A. B^-ONE HUNDRED PICKS PER MINUTE."®* FIFTEEN SHUTTLES PICK AND PICK. This Loom combines the best features of the Duckworth and Murkland Looms; while possessing the shading capacity of the latter, it is easier in its operation, and of a considerably higher speed than either. The following points as to the construction and operation of this Loom will prove to any manufacturer, superintendent, fixer or weaver the superiority of the same over any other style : Runs light. There is no heavy lay to operate, as in other looms. The lay (raceway and boxes) are stationary, and the filling is beaten up by means of a comb, which is the only part that swings ; being light, it can easily accomplish the movements necessary for the one hundred picks per minute, which could never be attained by operating the lay as in any other loom. No tearing of cloth by the shuttle catching in the warp and being drawn up by the reed, as the comb for beating up the filling passes in front of the shuttle. Kasy on filling. The peculiar shape of the filling fork allows the shuttle to pass under it, at the same time merely opening wide enough to admit the filling. The motion is easy and delicate, and will not break the poorest filling — a great point of superiority over all other high-speed looms, in which there is always more or less tendency to chop the filling. Shuttle boxes. The box mechanism is the same as in the Murkland Loom, there being a revolver of seven boxes and three upright boxes, thus giving ten boxes on each side, or twenty in all. The Jacquard machine is constructed principally as in the Duckworth Loom, although the cylinder gauge, boards and journals are like those of the Murkland. The cylinder is worked with the rock shaft of the Duckworth Loom, instead of a cam shaft. The change gears for take-up, instead of being worm gears, are ratchet ; but the number of teeth to number of picks is the same as in the Murkland. Power back-off. The Loom has a power back-off, as in the Duckworth, a pressure of the foot being sufficient to reverse the Loom. Separate cams are provided for each arrangement of boxes, instead of segment cams as in the Murkland Loom. The Loom is pick and pick. Journals are operated from below by cams and treadles. The new Loom covers all the features demanded in a perfect Ingrain Carpet Loom, including ability to make all the new weaves. ;f Biddeford, Maine, MANUFACTURERS OF RAW HIDE AND LEATHER Loom Pickers and Straps, Including many varieties of Raw Hide Pickers never Par B e ox P pick t er DrOP bef ° re made fa th ' S countr >'' such as Pressed Centre. Scoops, Centre Scoops, Pressed Centres, Feathered Feet Bows, XL Bows, All of which are a superior substitute for the ordinary Bow Picker. Sole Manufacturers of the Packer Patent Dsop Box Picked, Which is so constructed that the blow is against the edge of the hide forming the body of the Picker. These Pickers have no plug in the Shuttle Strike to be driven out or worked loose, and they are guaranteed not to break at the head. Also, Manufacturers of LOOM HARNESSES OF SUPERIOR QUALITY. All Harnesses are made of the very best quality of twine and stock, and are carefully finished. They are guaranteed to possess all the requirements of a superior article. An niuetrated Catalogue giving a detailed description of our goods will be mailed on application. ¥TJP MANUFACTURER OF REEDS and HEDDLES .A. rid IDealer in Manufacturers' Supplies, JSTos. 191 and 193 ^ei-ks Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Patent Jacquard Machines Applied to any Style or Make of Power Looms, for any Kind of Figured Goods. jingle Lift?, Double Lift?, I^aige m Drop Jacquard^, WITCH MOTIONS (OOBBY MACHINES), SINGLE AND DOUBLE-LIFT HEDDLE MACHINES. JACQUARD CARD-STAMPING MACHINES. Piano Steam-Power Card- Stamping Machine, For Jacquard Cards. The speed is completely at the will of the operator, and will punch as high as 170 strokes per minute. The capacity is about double that of a foot-power ma- chine. Two cards can be stamped at once. Dobby Card-Punching Machine This machine is built for punching Jac- quard or Dobby Cards of the strongest pasteboard, punching the whole card at one revolution or stroke. After the keys are set, any number of duplicates can be punched. It is well constructed, simple, and a most effective machine. Piano Foot-Treading Card-Stamping Machine. I have lately reconstructed this machine, making it more com- pact by a novel and durable es- capement of the rack. The only successful machine ever introduced for this purpose. Far superior to hand lacing for regu- larity and durability. Light-running, simple and durable. Can be operated by a small girl or boy. Will lace 800 to 2000 cards per hour. Thoroughly and satisfactorily tested. Weighs about 500 pounds. Machines now in operation and ready for the inspection of manufacturers. Machines placed on trial with re- sponsible parties. Jacquard Card-Lacing Machine, W. 1*. UHLINGER, Nos. 14 to 36 Canal Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (Take red car on Third Street to Frankford Avenue and Canal Street.) Knowles' New Ingrain Power Carpet Loom, Designed to meet a want long felt in the manufacture of Ingrain Carpets, for a loom that should be simple in its construc- tion, easy of operation, positive in its motions, and could be run at a high rate of speed. The KNOWLES LOOM WORKS take pleasure in calling the attention of carpet manufacturers to their new INGRAIN CARPET LOOM, as one in which all the above features are combined in such a manner as to make a loom that meets ilie requirements mentioned above, and one that will be highly appreciated by manufacturers of those goods for which the loom is designed. The following are among the import- ant features : The journals on the loom are con- trolled by a cam motion, or by the same efficient chain motion that is used on our Worsted Loom instead of the cam motion, handling the warp with the greatest ease and calling either journal at will, which cannot be done on other carpet looms, thus giving a wider range of pattern and design than on other looms ; and should it be necessary to change the shading, it can be dime by changing the chain, instead of culling oul the warp and re-drawing it. The box mechanism is positive, and controlled by a chain on the same shaft as the journals, and may be used with the chain alone, or with the chain in combina- tion with the cards. The motion can be run forward or reversed at will, and any box called as desired, thus giving a wide range to the shading facilities of the loom, and any combination of colors can be pro- duced on this loom that can be done on any 4X4 box loom in the world. The Jacquard is of our own manu- facture, and of the most improved pattern. Great care is used in its construction, thus making it a very efficient part of the loom, and is^driven from the same shaft as the journals and box motion, thus working in harmony with them. The take-up motion is positive, and is very substantial and accurate, consisting of fluted rolls, and operated by the usual irain of gearing, while the goods are wound up on a roll below. The let-off "is controlled by the tension of the warp over a rocking whip roll, operated by a cam on the bottom shaft, held by a clamp friction, geared to the head of the beam. Two filling motions are used, one at each end of the lay, each 'working independently of ihe other, inside the selvedge, so that the breakage of the weft is instantly delected, and these motions are so combined with friction pulley and brake, that the loom is stopped instantly "on the pick," and consequently, when filling is replaced, the loom is ready to start without loss of time in finding the pick, or setting of Jacquard or box motion. The shuttle-smash protector, which knocks off the loom when the shuttle does not box properly, thus preventing what are known as " shuttle smashes ; " a shuttle check, for easing the force of the shuttle as it enters the box ; a fool lever, for throwing the lay back when the loom is stopped, making it very easy for the weaver, and the speed at which the loom can be run, together with the features mentioned above, combine to make this loom the best in the market for the purpose for which it is designed. Correspondence solicited and circulars sent on application. KN©WI,ES &©OM ¥OIlS f No. 57 Jackson Street, Worcester, Mass. ■ Schaum & Uhlinger, 1030-1038 New Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. MANUFACTURERS OF RIBBON, TAPE AND WEBBING LOOMS, LATEST IMPROVEMENTS. NEW PATTERNS. LATHES OR BATTONS, For Ribbons, Fringes, Tapes, Suspender and Goring Web, &c. We construct our Lathes on correct mechanical principles, use only the best materials, and produce THE BEST LATHE IN THE MARKET. Write to us for estimates : it will pay you. JACQUARD MACHINES, With any desired number of hooks. Applied to any manufacture of loom. Harness Tied up for' all Figured Weaving. A FULL LINE OF WEAVERS' SUPPLIES : Hails, Linpes, Miles, Harness Twine, Conpt-Boaris, Glass Biiies, Shuffle Eyes, fc If you contemplate manufacturing Figured Goods, write to us for information, or send us samples of the goods you desire to make, and we will furnish you estimates for a complete equip- ment, including Jacquard Machines, with harness tied-up, designs made, cards cut, &c. Fifteen years' practical experience in this line of business enables us to give our customers the BEST RESULTS with the LEAST EXPENSE. Schaum & Uhlinger, 1030-1038 New Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. TEXTILE SCHOOL Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, Classrooms : - f No. 1336 Spring Garden Street, I S. E. Cor. Broad. & Spring Garden Sts. THE LEADING TEXTILE SCHOOL IN AMERICA. lounded in co-operation with the Trustees of the Penna. Museum and School of Industrial Art, WM. PLATT PEPPER, President, by the following members of the Philadelphia Textile Association : Thomas Dolan & Co., John & James Dobson, William Wood & Co., William Arrott, John Yewdall, Fiss, Banes, Erben & Co., Conyers Button & Co., George & James Bromley, Seville Schofield, Alexander Crow & Son, James Smith & Co., M. A. Furbush & Son, John Bromley & Sons, Thomas L. Leedom, James Doak, Jr. & Co., Charles Spencer & Co., H. Becker & Co., Andreas Hartel, S. B. M. Fleisher, Grundy Bros. & Campion, H. W. Butterworth & Sons, Stead & Miller. Extract from COURSE OF STUDY for Day Class, requiring three years' attendance at School. FIRST YEAR'S COURSE. The hand-loom, analyzed and explained. Elementary principles of " dressing " warps ; beaming the same ; fixing of harness ; drawing-in ; reed and reed calcu- lations, etc., for single cloth. A general study of the nature of materials used in weaving textile fabrics ; explanation of the necessary materials and instruments used by designers. Weaves. — Ground or Foundation Weaves. I. Plain, or cotton weave, and fancy figuring through color arrangements in warp and filling, for light-weight fabrics. II. Twill weaves — a, one-sided twills; 6, even-sided twills ; and fancy figuring with same through color arrange- ments in warp and filling. III. Satin weaves — a, single satins ; 6, double satins ; c, figuring in single satins. Drafting Weaves. Lectures, with practical examples and rules observed. Derivative Weaves. Basket, rib, and granite weaves ; steep, curved, broken, skip, corkscrew, and fancy twills ; pointed twills and honey, comb weaves ; pique weaves, and combinations of miscel- laneous weaves. Standard sizes of cotton wool and worsted yarns, with calculations. Picking out samples of textile fabrics constructed on single weaves, with methods and rules employed in dupli- cation. Original weaves for single cloth ; complete orders for manufacturing. Instrumental drawing in elementary exercises, with instruments ; construction of plane figures ; line shading, etc. Freehand drawing ; enlargement and reduction of designs ; analysis of plants for the purpose of design for textile fabrics. Work in color ; lectures on color harmony. SECOND YEAR'S COURSE. The power-looms analyzed and explained, and practical weaving and fixing; a, the Thos. Wood roller loom, for ginghams, shirtings, cottonades, dress goods, etc. ; b, the Crompton loom, and c, the Knowles loom, for worsted and woolen fabrics of every description ; single and double beam work. Double Cloths — Study of the best methods of combining different weaves, as : Designs backed with weft ; designs backed with warp ; designs backed with warp and weft ; designs for double cloth, double faced. Calculation: ascertaining the cost, production, etc., of th different fabrics. Analyses of single cloth (fancy), and double cloth fabri and reproduction with various changes, as requested. The Jacquard Machine Analyzed and Explained; principles of construction and method of operation of the single lift machine ; the various modifications, such as double lift single cylinder, double lift double cylinder; "laying out" ot the cs, Second Year's Course — continued. THIRD YEAR'S COURSE. comber-boards, and figuring for various changes in texture ; tying-up of harness for single cloth. The Bridesburg Clipper Loom analyzed and explained, and practical work on it, with special reference to its use in connection with the double lift double cylinder Jacquard machine for damask table-covers, etc. Card-stamping machines (French index) analyzed and explained, and actual work for single cloth on the machine; explanation of, and practical work in card-lacing. Theoretical work ; designing paper with reference to the different textures of single cloth fabrics. Sketching of designs for single cloth, and transferring sketch to the n designing paper. Shading of fabrics by the weave. Analysis of Jacquard work for actual reproduction ; also for reproduction with various (given) changes. Study of special fabrics, such as dress trimmings, fringes, etc. Study of processes for textile fabrics before and after weaving. Instrumental drawing in lettering; drawing plans for machinery, rooms, mill buildings, etc. Illustrating processes of weaving. Illustrating sectional cuts of textile fabrics, etc. Freehand drawing; sketching for the different textile fabrics on Jacquard work. Work in color ; lectures (advanced course) ; practice in the use of color. Chemistry. Theory of Chemistry applicable to the textile art. The two-ply ingrain carpet machine analyzed and ex- plained. The ingrain carpet hand-loom, and the ingrain carpet power-loom, built by the M. A. Furbush & Son Machine Co., analyzed, explained, and practical work. Card-stamping machine (American index) analyzed, ex- plained, and practical work. Tying-up of Jacquard harness (French index) machines for double cloth; three and four-ply fabrics. Advanced Work for the Harness Loom. Study and practical work of cut pile fabrics — velvets, plushes, etc. ; terry pile fabrics, with wires and without wires ; terry and velvet pile combined. Astrakans, cut, uncut, also cut and uncut combined. Chenille, rugs, curtains, etc. Gauze fabrics, plain, figured, and combined with other weaves. Designing for upholstery fabrics, Jacquard gauze, Brus- sels carpet, tapestry carpet, double face Brussels carpet, etc. Card-stamping on the French index stamping machine for two, three, and four-ply fabrics. Instrumental and freehand drawing similar to second year's course, but for more difficult objects in textile fabrics and machinery. Work in color; application of theory of harmony to dyeing. Chemistry. Theory and practice of chemistry, including actual work in the laboratory and dyeing of fabrics. T. C. SEARCH, Chairman Committee on Instruction of the School, and Pres. Phila. Textile Association. The Circular of the Committee on Instruction will be mailed upon application. PRESS COMMENTS. A Model School of Industrial Art. We cannot, at this time, speak of its provisions by which drawing, modeling, designing, etc., are taught; but we desire to call particular attention to the facilities that are offered for a practical instruction in weaving and textile design. Special courses are provided for teaching designing for all varieties of textile fabrics, and its practical amplication to loom work. As a complete course in its theoretical and practical utility we do not hesitate to say it is without an equal in America. A school of this kind is of the highest importance to the manufacturing community that centres about Philadelphia. — Boston Journal of Commerce. An American Textile School. The Textile Department of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art clearly fulfils the requirements of a good Textile School, and the promise is that it will speedily become one of the best in the world, as it is now decidedly the most advanced in this country. Pupils are taught designing for all varieties of textile fabrics, and lo make them thoroughly familiar with loom work, so that they may be able not only to prepare their own designs, but also to reproduce their own patterns in the cloth. This institution, by fitting young Americans for exact scientific work in the textile industries, will confer a huge benefit upon them and upon the nation. — The Textile Record of America. The Textile Department of the School of Industrial Art, 1336 Spring Garden St. Many scholars who have been at this school in former years are now filling responsible and profitable positions. — The Bulletin, Phila. Thomas Wood & Co., FAIRMOUNT MACHINE WORKS, Twenty-Second and Wood Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. POWER LOOMS. Patent Bobbin Winding Machines. Patent Cop Winding Machines. Improved Presser Beaming Machines. Plain Beaming Machines. Improved Reels for Wool, Worsted, Cotton, Linen, etc. Improved Presser Spoolers. Plain Spoolers. Warp Splitting Machines. Hank Twisting Machines. Warping Mills with Patent Driving Heads and Improved Hecks. Single and Double Warp Sizing Machines. Dyeing Machines for Warp and Piece Goods. Cradle and Cone Indigo Mills. Fulling Mills. Calendering Machines. Self-acting Wool Scouring Machines. Yarn Bundling Presses. Loom Beam Trucks. Shafting, Hangers, Pulleys, etc. Adjustable Self-oiling Bearings. Patent Friction Pulleys. Improved Cut-off Coupling. Patent Couplings. Patent Loose Pulleys. Gearinsf. ELEVATORS. Plans Made and Factories Completely Equipped with Machinery. and Manufacturers' Supplies. SOLE PHILADELPHIA AGENT FOR STODDARD, LOVERING & CO., Boston, Massachusetts, and Bradford, England. Importers of English 'Worsted Machinery, and Hattersley Looms, for every class of work. Also, Pickers, Temples, Loom Springs, and White's Picker Leather in the side or by the strap, Torlotin's Sizing; also, all other English Supplies. ALSO AGENT FOR CHARLES L. IRESON, Boston, Massachusetts. Pure Oak-tanned Leather Belting and Findings, Wire-sewed Belting, and maker of Ireson's Patent Self-adjusting Leather Link Belting. STEDMAN & SMITH, Lawrence, Massachusetts. Machinists and makers of Machine Castings, and every kind of Mill work. JOHN W. BARLOW, Lawrence, Massachusetts. Bow, Drop Box, English Scoop, or other Pickers of best quality. BANNING, BISSELL & CO., New York, N. Y. Porcelain Department : — Pot Eyes, Steps, Shuttle Eyes, and Pottery Goods of every description. Single and Double Belting, Belt Hooks, Springs, Temples, Picker and Lace Leather (Coupes), Cleaning Cloths, Belt Dressing, (both American and Hepburn & Gale's English), Felt Cloth, Porcelain Goods, Fibre Washers, Banding, Gears, &c, &c, in stock at all times. All Supplies not in stock can be procured at once. WORSTED MILL MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY. DAVID B. DOUGLASS, 201 Church St., Philadelphia, Pa. 571 ' ' ' - - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 1 1 III II I 111 III I ill 018 450 678 6 •