The history and principles of weaving by hand and by power : reprinted, with considerable additions, from "Engineering," with a chapter on lace-making machinery, reprinted from the "Journal of the Society of Arts" (1878)
Barlow, Alfred · London : S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington ; Philadelphia : H. Carey Baird · leaf 130
114 HISTORY OF WEAVING. spring should break, or only one be sufficient in strength, it can be worked all the same. Tbis motion is applied to power looms. The number of treadles that can be conveniently used in a loom is very limited, and rarely exceeds eight. The weaver, therefore, dis- penses with… … or two treadles. At the present time small Jacquard machines are generally used for that purpose. But before entering upon the subject of these appliances there is one machine which must be described, for it forms a connecting link between the systems we have already described, and the use of those…
Weaving · Hand weaving · Lace and lace making
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