A practical treatise on weaving by hand and power looms : intended as a text book for manufacturers by hand and power looms, and power loom engineers ... (1846)
White, George · Glasgow : John Niven ; New York : D. Appleton & Co. · leaf 49
application of the paste—it must be opened up,so that the threads may, as much as possible, be in-dividually clear of each other. This clearing up ofthe threads is called redding the web, and for thefacility of doing so chiefly, a third rod, the lease rodh, Figs. 19th and 20th, is used, and put in… … Fig. 20, Lateral Section of the Modern Hand Loom. the beam ; all the rods are then taken out, and theweb is effectually cleared up by brushing it once ortwice over with a dry brush. The yarn is next ex-amined for the purpose of picking it of any knots,and piecing any threads, otherwise faulty,…
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