Textiles for commercial, industrial, and domestic arts schools ; also adapted to those engaged in wholesale and retail dry goods, wool, cotton, and dressmaker's trades (1914)
Dooley, William H. (William Henry), 1880- · Boston, D. C. Heath · leaf 273
eel fixed farther back on the bench, and this wheel, being turned by the hand of the spinner, gave a rapid rotation to the spindle. The fibers to be spun were first combed out by means of carding boards — an implement of unknown an- tiquity, consisting of two boards with wire teeth set in them at a… … in diameter. An end of AN ANCIENT LOOM From an Egyptian Monument the carding was then attached to the spindle and the wheel set in motion. The carding itself was held in the hand of the spinner and gradually drawn out and twisted by the rotation of the spindle. As soon as a sufficient length had…
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