Art of weaving, by hand and by power : with an introductory account of its rise and progress in ancient and modern times for the use of manufacturers and others

Item Information

Title:
Art of weaving, by hand and by power : with an introductory account of its rise and progress in ancient and modern times for the use of manufacturers and others
Author:
Gilroy, Clinton G
Date:
1844
Format:
Books
Genre:
Engraving--England--19th century
Weaving--History
Location:
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
Collection (local):
Mary Ann Beinecke Decorative Art Collection
Subjects:
Weaving
Lace and lace making
Embroidery
Fancy work
Powerlooms
Carpeting
Hand weaving
Extent:
1 online resource (8 unnumbered pages, 574 pages, 35 unnumbered leaves of plates)
Link to Item:
http://maca.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p16245coll1,90956
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
New York : George D. Baldwin
Language:
English
Table of Contents:
Introduction.
Section First. Plain weaving.
Section Second. Tweeling.
Section Third. Weavng double cloth.
Section Fourth. Weaving crossed warps.
Section Fifth. Figured weaving.
Section Sixth. Figured weaving.
Section Seventh. Carpets.
Section Eighth. Lace manufacture.
Section Ninth. Spooling, warping, and sizing, by power.
Section Tenth. Plain weaving, by power.
Section Eleventh. Fancy weaving, by power.
Section Twelfth. Figured weaving, by power
Notes:
From title page: 1. Plain weaving -- 2. Tweeling -- 3. Double cloth, (plain and tweeled,) Marseilles quilting and velvets -- 4. Cross weaving, comprising gauze and net work -- 5. Figured weaving -- 6. Carpeting including ingrain, imperial, brussels, wilton, turkey and velvet pile also rugs, tapestry, etc. -- 7. Lace and embroidery -- 8. Plain and figured weaving by power; Includes index; Additional electronic version available through Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/artofweavingbyha1844gilr
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Gilroy, Clinton G. -- The art of weaving, by hand and by power, : with an introductory account of its rise and progress in ancient and modern times. For the use of manufacturers and others. / By Clinton G. Gilroy, practical weaver and manufacturer ... Illustrated by appropriate engravings. In one volume. -- New York: : George D. Baldwin, 1844. -- [8], 574 p. [35] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. 24 cm. -- Call number of original: NK8804 G54
Identifier:
b10784780