Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woollen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects (1907)
Chicago : American school of correspondence · leaf 168
. Eshows how much less distance the lay would have to travel toreach the cloth by the lower setting, than by the level setting,indicated at E^. 145 132 WEAVING. … American looms are set by the lower setting ; English loomsby the top setting. The former passes back, the latter comesforward. The greater space from dotted arc to line C, shows thatthe lay will travel the last portion of its movement in quickertime, and so give a firmer beat to the cloth. The…
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