Textiles and clothing, by Kate Heintz Watson (1914)
Watson, Kate Heintz, American School of Home Economics · Chicago, American School of Home Economics · leaf 40
SWEDISH HAND LOOMNorwegian Woman Weaving Linen at Hull House. WEAVING 25 No essential changes have been made since ourgrandmothers made cloth a hundred years ago. Theharnesses move part of the warp now up, now down,and the shuttle carries the weft from side to side to bedriven home by the reeds to… … DIAGRAM OF THE WORKING PARTS OF A LOOM. S— Suttle for carrying the woof; R— Reed for beating up the woof;//■—Frame holding heddles, with pullies (P) making theharness; T— Treddles for moving the harness. of hands and feet. The modern weaver has her loomharnessed to the electric dynamo and moves her…
Textile fabrics · Sewing · Dressmaking
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