International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' and Manufacturers' Associations, Pearse, Arno Smith, 1872- · [Manchester] · leaf 229
8d. Tt must be remembered that the weaver is not solely occupied onhis loom. He attends to the household duties, to field duties, and inmany cases the owner of a loom weaves only, as it were, to fill up leisurehours, just as so much knitting is done in Europe. There is no exciseduty payable on… … Warping for Native Looms at Ahmedabad. On an Indian hand loom, 20 picks per minute are the average, theweaver throws the shuttle by hand through the warp, which necessi-tates, of course, a slow movement, as he has to release, with every pick,his grip of the reed. The introduction of a shuttle…
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