Decorative and fancy textile fabrics : with designs and illustrations (1898)
Lord, R. T · London : Scott, Greenwood & Son ; New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 114
effects to be easily produced, which in these cases could only be attained with imperfect results, even after the exercise of great care and ingenuity on the part of the designer. When tubes are prepared for use, the ends of the tufting materials from the spools are passed through and protrude… … Fig. 53. held and presented in their proper order to the mechanism which takes them and introduces the ends of the tufting materials between the warp threads, two parallel chains are provided. These chains are endless, and pass round sprocket wheels, secured to a shaft supported by the frame of the…
Textile design · Textile fabrics
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