The textile industries : a practical guide to fibres, yarns & fabrics in every branch of textile manufacture, including preparation of fibres, spinning, doubling, designing, weaving, bleaching, printing, dyeing and finishing (1910)
Murphy, William S · London : The Gresham Publishing Company · leaf 120
for the head of the reed, and is calledthe sley cap. Thus fixed, the teeth of the reed stand up verticallyat right angles from the warp, offering a clear passage to the threads,while regulating and dividing them. Loose Reeds.—Beating up the weft into the warp is the secondaryfunction of the reed.… … ._ J. 4J > 4J -2 c « - - reed is rigid, as it must be in the structure just detailed, smashing isalmost certain to occur at some time or other in heavy looms driven athigh speed; but weavers have not been content to allow such a disasterto be placed in the category of unavoidable accidents. From…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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