A practical treatise on weaving and designing of textile fabrics : with chapters on the principles of construction of the loom, calculations, and colour (1885)
Ashenhurst, Thos. R. (Thomas R.) · Huddersfield, [Eng.] : J. Broadbent · leaf 397
389 OF TEXTILE FABRICS. pattern we desire, it must be evident that if we actuate each thread separatively, and change the figuring arrange¬ ment every five picks, the result will be the same. This principle was in use upon the draw loom b.efore the introduction of the Jacquard, one cord being made… … chief part of this invention consisted in “ an arrangement of apparatus for working or actuating a greater number of upright wires, or needles, than has hitherto been the case by one horizontal needle, without the necessity of the latter being in parts or sectional portions. In this way the…
