POSSELTS TEXTILE LIBRARY, VOL. 3. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN Textile Machinery RELATING TO WEAVING. This book provides detailed and Descriptive illustrations of the Construction and Operation of the Most Modem Makes of Looms, Jacquards, Spoolers, Winders, Dressers, etc. It also Illustrates and explains the Latest Improvements in Shuttles, Temples, Pickers, Reeds, Heddles, Harnesses, etc. This book is intended for the use and interest of Manufacturers, Mill Managers, Designers, Overseers, Loomfixers, Students and Inventors. Originally published in 1898. Many of the earliest books on weaving, textiles and needlework, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This book discusses the mechanics in textile machinery in spinning, weaving and knitting processes. It is a useful resource for developing an analytical thinking about the machineries by providing information about the various mechanisms involved. The subject matter of this book includes – Gear trains Equations of movement Resolution of forces Principle of moments Stress, strain and elasticity Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)