Excerpt from The Textile Industries, Vol. 2: A Practical Guide to Fibres, Yarns and Fabrics in Every Branch of Textile Manufacture, Including Preparation of Fibres, Spinning, Doubling, Designing, Weaving, Bleaching, Printing, Dyeing and Finishing
Textile Drawing - Various Slivers - Choice of Drawing Tools - The Cotton drawing Frame - The Principle of the Drawing F rame - Doubling - Struc ture of the Drawing F rame - Drawing Rollers - Clearers - Feed Arrange ments - Stop Motions - Electric Stop motions-delivery Apparatus - Oper ating the Drawing Frame - Draft: Useful Formulae relating to Draft Summary of Cotton Drawinnorsted-wool Drawing - Systems of Wool Drawing - English Gilling Frame - Roller Drawing - French Drawing Frames - Points in Worsted Drawing - Flax Drawing - Flax-drawing Frames - General Principles of Doubling and Drawing Flax - Faults in Flax Drawing - Continued Drawing - Tow Slivers - Drawing Twine and Rope Slivers - New Zealand F lax - Flax and Hemp Preparing in General Jute Drawing - The Jute-drawing Frames - Working the Jute-drawing Frame - The Drawing Plan - Second Jute Drawing - Improvements in Jute Drawing - Ramie Drawing - Spun Silk - Particulars of Drawing Frames: Cotton Frame, Worsted Gill Boxes, French Worsted-drawing Frame, Flax-drawing Frame, Jute-drawing Frame.
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