Chapter I: Front Matter

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COTTON WEAVING AND DESIGNING

=THE ELEMENTS OF COTTON SPINNING.= By JOHN MORRIS and F. WILKINSON.
With a Preface by Sir B. A. DOBSON, C.E., M.I.M.E. With 169
Diagrams and Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 7_s._ 6_d._

=COTTON SPINNING CALCULATIONS AND YARN COSTS:= A Practical and
Comprehensive Manual of Calculations, Yarn Costs and other Data
involved in adapting the Machinery in all Sections, and for all
Grades of Spinning and Doubling. By JAMES WINTERBOTTOM, Lecturer in
Cotton Spinning, Municipal School of Technology, Manchester. With
Diagrams and other Illustrations. 8vo. 7_s._ 6_d._ net.

=JACQUARD WEAVING AND DESIGNING.= By F. T. BELL, Medallist in
Honours and Certificated Teacher in Linen Manufacturing and in
Weaving and Pattern Designing, City and Guilds of London Institute.
With 199 Diagrams. 8vo. 12_s._ net.

=PRINCIPLES OF WORSTED SPINNING.= By HOWARD PRIESTMAN. With 118
Illustrations. 8vo. 7_s._ 6_d._ net.

=PRINCIPLES OF WOOLLEN SPINNING.= By HOWARD PRIESTMAN. With 111
Diagrams. 8vo. 9_s._ net.

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA

COTTON WEAVING

AND

DESIGNING

BY

JOHN T. TAYLOR

LATE LECTURER ON COTTON WEAVING AND DESIGNING IN THE PRESTON,
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, CHORLEY, AND TODMORDEN TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND ON
SILK WEAVING AND DESIGNING IN THE MACCLESFIELD TECHNICAL SCHOOL
AUTHOR OF DESIGNS FOR COTTON FABRICS, ETC., IN ‘THE TEXTILE
MANUFACTURER’

_REVISED UNDER THE DIRECTION_

OF

F. WILKINSON

DIRECTOR OF THE TEXTILE AND ENGINEERING SCHOOL, BOLTON

AND

H. NISBET

WEAVING MASTER OF THE TEXTILE SCHOOL, BOLTON

_SIXTH EDITION_

=WITH NUMEROUS DIAGRAMS=

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
NEW YORK, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA

1909

_All rights reserved_

REVISER’S PREFACE

TO FIFTH EDITION

Taylor’s “Cotton Weaving” has for many years enjoyed a reputation among Students who have attended Day and Evening Classes in Textile Weaving and Designing.

It has, however, been found wanting in some important features, and others have needed expansion so as to bring the work up to modern requirements.

A further Edition having been called for, has afforded the opportunity of having these deficiencies remedied by the addition of matters which will put the book in line with the latest improvements in this section of the Mechanical Arts. Chapter I., on preparatory processes, has been entirely rewritten and enlarged. My obligations are many to Mr. H. Nisbet, Weaving and Designing Master here, who has kindly carried out this work. Some chapters have had new and important features added, and many drawings are included for the first time, either as new illustrations, or in place of others which had become obsolete. For these drawings I am indebted to the same gentleman, who has made this class of work a speciality.

Other chapters have been expanded, and partly rewritten. I should like to say, in conclusion, that while the book was passing through the press the assistance of Mr. Nisbet has been most helpful.

FRED. WILKINSON,
_Director_.

TEXTILE AND ENGINEERING SCHOOL,
BOLTON,
_February_, 1905.