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Philadelphia.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
| PAGE. | ||
| History of the Jacquard Machine, | [7] | |
| The Jacquard Machine—General Arrangement and Application, | [9] | |
| Illustration of the different parts of the Jacquard Machine—Method of Operation, etc., | [11] | |
| The Jacquard Harness—The Comber-boards, | [20] | |
| Tying-up of Jacquard Harness, | [23] | |
| I.— | Straight-through Tie-up, | [23] |
| II.— | Straight-through Tie-up for Repeated Effects, in one Repeat of the Design, | [29] |
| III.— | Straight-through Tie-up of Jacquard Loom, having Front Harness attached, | [31] |
| IV.— | Centre Tie-up, | [33] |
| V.— | Straight-through and Point Tie-ups Combined, | [35] |
| VI.— | Straight-through Tie-up in Two Sections, | [48] |
| VII.— | Tying-up a Jacquard Harness for Figuring Part of the Design with an Extra Warp, | [51] |
| VIII.— | Straight-through Tie-up in Three Sections, | [53] |
| IX.— | Point Tie-up in Three Sections, | [55] |
| X.— | Combination Tie-up in Two Sections, | [56] |
| XI.— | Straight-through Tie-up in Four Sections, | [57] |
| XII.— | Tying-up of Jacquard Looms with Compound Harness attached, | [58] |
| XIII.— | Tying-up Jacquard Looms for Gauze Fabrics, | [64] |
| Modifications of the Single Lift Jacquard Machine, | [67] | |
| I.— | Double Lift Single Cylinder Jacquard Machine, | [67] |
| II.— | Double Lift Double Cylinder Jacquard Machine, | [69] |
| III.— | Substitution of Tail-cords for Hooks, | [71] |
| Tying-up of Jacquard Harness for Two-ply Ingrain Carpet, | [72] | |
| General Description of the Construction of the Fabric, | [72] | |
| Straight-through Tie-up for Ingrain Carpet, | [74] | |
| Point Tie-up for Ingrain Carpet, | [78] | |
| APPENDIX. | ||
| Preparing and Stamping of Jacquard Cards, | [85] | |
| Dobby Card Punching Machines, | [86] | |
| Piano Card Stamping Machines, | [86] | |
| Stamping of Cards, | [91] | |
| Repeating Jacquard Cards by the Positive Action Repeater, | [92] | |
| Lacing of Jacquard Cards, | [97] | |
| Lacing of Jacquard Cards by Hand, | [97] | |
| Lacing of Jacquard Cards by Machine, | [98] | |
| PRACTICAL HINTS TO LEARNERS OF JACQUARD DESIGNING. | ||
| Squared Designing Paper for the different Textile Fabrics executed on the Jacquard Machine, | [103] | |
| Practical Use of the Heavy Square in Designing Paper, | [105] | |
| Selection of Designing Paper for Single Cloth, | [105] | |
| Selection of Designing Paper for Double Cloth, | [106] | |
| Selection of Designing Paper for Two-ply Ingrain Carpet, | [106] | |
| Selection of the Proper Brush for the different □ Designing Papers, | [107] | |
| Colors used for Painting Textile Designs, | [107] | |
| Preservation of Textile Designs, | [107] | |
| Sketching of Designs for Textile Fabrics to be executed on the Jacquard Machine, | [108] | |
| Methods of Setting the Figures, | [108] | |
| Size of Sketch Required, | [109] | |
| Enlarging and Reducing Figures for Sketches, | [110] | |
| Transferring of the Sketch to the Squared Designing Paper, | [112] | |
| Outlining in Squares, | [113] | |
| Rules for Outlining in Squares Inside or Outside the Drawing Outline, | [114] | |
| Illustration of a Sketch—Outlining on □ Paper—Finished Design—Fabric Sample (Single Cloth), | [115] | |
| Designs for Damask Fabrics to be executed on a Jacquard Loom, with Compound Harness attached, | [116] | |
| Designs for Two-ply Ingrain Carpet, | [116] | |
| Designs for Dressgoods Figured with Extra Warp, | [117] | |
| Designs for Figured Pile Fabrics, | [118] | |
| The Shading of Textile Fabrics by the Weave, | [118] | |
| Glossary, | [121] | |
[PREFACE.]
Very little has been written upon the Jacquard machine, and the fabrics produced by it; and nothing at all has been heretofore published in this country with regard to the machines and systems, as employed here.