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 210
192 HISTORY OF WEAVING only^ it twists round three^ as will be seen on referring to the figure. Now in eacli of tlie cases sliown tlie cross thread, or " whip/' as it is called, merely twists half round the adjoining thread or … threads, and not a whole turn. But in the example 197 D, the threads are shown to make a complete turn or twist round each other, and are held in that position by the weft threads %o w as in the former instances. The principle upon which the cross or twist depends will be
Weaving · Hand weaving · Lace and lace making
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