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+Project Gutenberg's Theory Of Silk Weaving, by Arnold Wolfensberger
+
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+Title: Theory Of Silk Weaving
+
+Author: Arnold Wolfensberger
+
+Release Date: January 5, 2005 [EBook #14600]
+
+Language: English
+
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+
+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THEORY OF SILK WEAVING ***
+
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+
+Produced by Stan Goodman, Keith Edkins and the PG Online Distributed
+Proofreading Team
+
+
+
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+
+ [Page 1]
+THEORY OF SILK WEAVING
+
+
+ [Page 3]
+THEORY OF SILK WEAVING
+
+A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the
+Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and
+Jacquard Silk Fabrics
+
+Containing 95 Plates
+
+_By_ ARNOLD WOLFENSBERGER
+
+Graduate of the Textile Institute of Zurich, Switzerland
+
+ * * * * *
+
+Second Revised and Enlarged Edition
+
+ * * * * *
+
+NEW YORK
+
+_Issued by_ THE AMERICAN SILK JOURNAL
+
+CLIFFORD & LAWTON
+
+_Publishers_
+
+_1921_
+
+ [Page 4]
+ * * * * *
+
+COPYRIGHT. 1921. by CLIFFORD & LAWTON
+
+_All rights reserved_
+
+ * * * * *
+
+GROLIER CRAFT PRESS, Printers. 229 West Twenty-eighth Street, New York City
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 5]
+PREFACE
+
+The silk industry of America has of late years rapidly advanced to the
+front rank among the great textile industries of the world. It may indeed
+be proud of this position, to which that enterprising spirit and untiring
+energy peculiar to our nation, combined with our great technical and
+natural resources, has brought it.
+
+That we are, on the other hand, not yet at the height of perfection we are
+also compelled to acknowledge, but if we consider the short space of time
+that the American industry has required for its development, as compared to
+the decades, almost centuries, to which some of the great European silk
+centers can look back, the fact is neither surprising nor discouraging.
+
+While it must not be our aim to imitate or copy their ways, inasmuch as out
+conditions and circumstances are quite different from theirs, we may still
+profitably study their methods in order to overcome our deficiencies.
+
+The greatest advantage which our competitors derive from such a long
+existence consists in having at their disposal a force of skilful, trained
+help. The manufacturers, appreciating the importance of this factor, make
+great efforts and pecuniary sacrifices to elevate and maintain the high
+standard of their industry.
+
+For instance, they support textile schools and lecture courses, where young
+men can acquire a thorough technical education and equip themselves for a
+career of usefulness, thereby serving their own interests and at the same
+time furthering those of their chosen profession.
+
+ [Page 6]
+This beneficial influence cannot fail to exert itself from the standard of
+the higher employer down to that of the weaver, who would naturally take
+more pains and interest in his work than if he were a mere mechanical
+appendage to his loom in order to keep it in motion.
+
+Very little has been done in his country for technical education as far as
+the silk industry is concerned, and it was on this special branch, that
+prompted the author to offer in the present little work a treatise on the
+theory of shaft weaving for broad silks and ribbons.
+
+It is divided into three principal parts:
+
+ #1st. Drawing-in the warp in the harness.
+ 2nd. The weaves and their application.
+ 3rd. Decomposition or analysis of the cloth.#
+
+To the foregoing there have been added in the revised and enlarged edition
+several additional parts covering the following: JACQUARD WEAVES, BOX LOOM
+WEAVES, including CREPES, and COST CALCULATIONS for plain and fancy weaves.
+
+The subject while condensed, is made as clear and comprehensible as
+possible, and to many desirous of increasing their knowledge in this
+direction, this should prove a valuable help.
+
+The author, through the medium of this work, hopes to win the approval and
+encouragement of the manufacturers, and will feel amply repaid should his
+efforts tend to develop a deeper interest in the "Queen of Textiles."
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 7]
+THEORY OF SILK WEAVING
+
+DRAWING-IN
+
+With this term we designate the operation preceding the weaving, by which
+all the warp-threads are drawn through the heddles of the harness.
+
+The order in which this is done varies according to the weave and the
+nature of the fabric to be produced; so we distinguish:
+
+ #Straight draws,
+ Skip draws,
+ Point draws,
+ Section draws.#
+
+ * * * * *
+
+STRAIGHT DRAWS
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 1]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 8]
+[Illustration: Fig. 2]
+
+These form the simplest and most common method of drawing-in. We begin with
+the first heddle on the left side of the shaft _nearest to the warp-beam_,
+then take the first heddle of second shaft and so on until all the shafts
+the set contains are used in rotation. This completes one "draw," and this
+operation is repeated until all the warp-threads are taken up.
+
+The method of making the shaft nearest to the warp-beam the first, is
+almost universal with the silk business and is technically called
+_drawing-in from back to front_.
+
+The opposite, or drawing in from _front to rear_, is used occasionally,
+however, and in this case makes the first heddle on the left hand side of
+the front shaft No. 1.
+
+The making out of the _Drawing-in Draft_, which must indicate the
+arrangement or the rotation in which the warp-threads are drawn in, can be
+done in various ways, of which we will mention the two most popular
+methods. The first is by using common designing paper, and indicating the
+rotation by dots. The horizonal rows of squares represent the shafts, the
+vertical rows the warp-threads. Fig. 1 shows four repeats of a straight
+draw on six harness marked out according to this idea. A second method is
+to use paper ruled horizontally, the lines representing the shafts; and to
+draw vertical lines for the warp-threads. The latter are made to stop on
+ [Page 9]
+the lines bearing the number of the shafts into which the respective
+threads are to be drawn. Fig. 2 is such a draft, illustrating six repeats
+of a draw on four harness from "Front to Rear."
+
+ * * * * *
+
+SKIP DRAWS
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 3]
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 4]
+
+The draws coming under this heading are used very extensively in silk
+weaving, especially for fabrics requiring a heavy warp and a large number
+of shafts. Enter first the odd and then the even shafts. An 8 harness draw
+of this kind, of which three repeats are shown in Fig. 3, runs as follows:
+1, 3, 5, 7, 2, 4, 6, 8.
+
+Fig. 4 is a 12 harness draw of the same class.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+POINT DRAWS
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 5]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 10]
+[Illustration: Fig. 6]
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 7]
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 8]
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 9]
+
+ [Page 11]
+Point draws are a combination of a regular straight draw from back to front
+and one from front to back, the first and the last shafts only being used
+once, while the rest receive two ends each in one repeat of the draw. Fig.
+5 illustrates a regular point draw in 2 repeats on 10 shafts. It will be
+seen that 14 ends make a repeat; in fact, the number of warp-threads
+required for one draw will always be double the number of harness less 2,
+hence a 12 harness regular point draw will require 22 warp-threads for a
+repeat.
+
+The drawing-in draft illustrated in Fig. 6 is a slight variation of the
+regular point draw; it consists, as will be seen, of a draw from back to
+front, and also a full one from front to back, there by causing a _double
+point_.
+
+Another change from the regular point draw is illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8;
+this class may be called _Broken point draws_, because a new draw is begun
+before the other one is complete. Fig. 9 also comes in this class and
+represents a _zigzag draw_ on 10 harness.
+
+The drawing-in drafts which we have described under the head of "Point
+draws," are used mostly to obtain the various pointed and zigzag effects.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+SECTION DRAWS
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 10]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 12]
+[Illustration: Fig. 11]
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 12]
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 13]
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 14]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 13]
+[Illustration: Fig. 15]
+
+This division of drawing-in drafts is used extensively in silk
+manufacturing; for instance, in all fabrics having a ground warp and a
+binder warp, also in double-face goods, or where two different weaves are
+combined in one effect.
+
+One or more threads are drawn on the first section, then one or more on a
+second and third, if the harness is divided in so many sets.
+
+The following examples will illustrate the principle of these draws.
+
+In Fig. 10, shafts 1, 2, 3, 4 from the first set, shafts 5 and 6 the
+second, 8 threads are drawn straight on the first, then 2 on the second
+section.
+
+Fig. 11, first set shafts 1 to 6 inclusive, second set shafts 7 and 8.
+
+Fig. 12 is drawn end and end on two sections having 8 shafts each.
+
+Figs. 13, 14 and 15, while not strictly belonging to the class of section
+draws, may, however, be considered under this heading. The idea is to draw
+a certain number of ends in one part of the harness and another group in
+another part, be it straight, point or skip, which will cause the effect on
+the cloth to be accordingly transposed or broken up.
+
+ [Page 15]
+ * * * * *
+
+THE WEAVES AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION
+
+In any woven fabric we distinguish two systems of threads, the _Warp or
+Chain_, running lengthways in the cloth, and the _Filling or Weft_,
+crossing the former at right angles.
+
+This crossing or interlacing consists of every individual warp-thread being
+placed alternately under and over one or more threads of the filling
+system. The arrangement of this interlacing is technically called the
+_Weave_, and the variety in which the points of crossing can be distributed
+is practically endless.
+
+It is principally the weave that lends to a fabric its character,
+influenced, of course, by the material used, the size and tension of the
+threads and the combination of the colors.
+
+The weaves are divided into three main classes: _the Foundation weaves_. In
+the silk business they are known under the following names:
+
+ #The Taffeta Weave,
+ The Serge Weave,
+ The Satin Weave.#
+
+In the foundation weaves each thread effects only one crossing in one
+repeat of the weave, and the points of interlacing occur in a given
+rotation. A repeat in the foundation weaves comprises the same number of
+warp-threads as of _picks_ or filling threads, and if this number is 8, for
+ [Page 16]
+instance, the weave is called an 8-shaft or an 8-harness weave. In marking
+out a weave, the warp-threads are represented by vertical lines, the
+filling by horizontal ones, or in each case by the space between these
+lines. The places where a warp-thread lies over the filling are marked with
+paint or simply with a cross. In a similar manner we mark out the _chain
+draft_, which indicates the rotation in which the shafts are raised.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 17]
+THE TAFFETA WEAVE
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 16]
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 17]
+
+ [Page 18]
+This is the simplest and oldest method of interlacing. The odd numbers of
+warp-threads cross the even numbers after every pick; hence of two
+warp-threads one will always go over the first pick and under the second,
+and the other end under the first and over the second pick. Taffeta cloth,
+therefore, has the same appearance on both sides, and in cotton and wool
+weaving this weave is technically--and properly indeed--called the _Plain
+Weave_. It has the smallest repeat, 2 warp-threads and 2 picks, and the
+exchanging of warp and filling is the most frequent possible. The cloth
+thus produced is firmer and stronger than that obtained with any other
+weave.
+
+Fig. 16 is a taffeta on 4 shafts straight draw, the draft executed in the
+manner which we have already mentioned in explaining the drawing-in drafts.
+
+Fig. 17 on common designing paper, illustrates a taffeta made on 8-harness,
+skip draw.
+
+Be it mentioned that the drawing-in draft and the chain draft will be added
+throughout this work, the former over the weave to correspond with the
+respective warp-threads, the latter to the right of the drawing-in draft.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 19]
+GROS DE TOURS WEAVES
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 18]
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 19]
+
+In this weave the working of the warp is the same as in taffeta, except
+that instead of one pick, two or more are inserted in the same shed. It is
+mostly used in selvedges, where it serves to give more firmness to the edge
+of an otherwise loosely woven cloth, and prevents the weaving ahead of the
+edge in a tight weave. Gros de Tours is sometimes used, especially when
+cotton or wool filling is employed, with a view to lay two picks nicely
+side by side, whereas a thread entered two ply with the taffeta weave will
+always receive some twist, which may disturb the perfect evenness of the
+fabric.
+
+Fig. 18 is a Gros de Tours with two picks on four harness straight through.
+
+Fig. 19 illustrates this weave with three picks drawn end and end on two
+sections of four shafts each.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 20]
+SERGE or TWILL WEAVES
+
+While the taffeta weave produces either an entirely smooth fabric, or one
+with a distinct transverse rib as in gros-grain, the twill weave forms
+diagonal lines on the cloth, running either from left to right or from
+right to left.
+
+To make a twill, not less than three ends and three picks are required, of
+which each thread floats over two of the other system and interlaces with
+the third. The rotation of the interlacing is always consecutive, that is
+it moves with each succeeding pick one thread to the right (or to the left
+if the lines are to run in that direction). If warp and filling have the
+same texture, that is the same number of threads in a given space, the
+twill lines will form an angle of 45 deg.; if the warp stands closer than the
+filling, the incline will be steeper, and in the opposite case the angle
+will approach more the horizontal.
+
+The weaves can be expressed in numbers, for instance: the 3-end twill warp
+effect would be marked 2-1, which indicates that each warp-thread goes over
+two and under one pick.
+
+Twill weaves are called _evensided_ when the arrangement of "warp up" and
+"filling up" are evenly balanced, and _unevensided_ if either warp or
+filling predominate on the face of the fabric; the latter class is
+therefore subdivided in _Warp effects_ and _Filling effects_.
+
+In the following a number of serge weaves are illustrated, the French
+designations being added in some cases, as they are still extensively used
+in the trade.
+
+ [Page 21]
+ * * * * *
+
+FILLING EFFECTS
+
+_Satin de Lyon,_ 2-1.
+
+On 6 harness straight through.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 20]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Levantine,_ 3-1<h/5>
+
+On 8 shafts skip draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 21]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 22]
+_Polonaise,_ 5-1
+
+On 12 harness skip draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 22]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Serge grosse cote,_ 7-1
+
+On 8 shafts straight through.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 23]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 23]
+_Serge remaine,_ 6-2
+
+On 8 shafts skip draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 24]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Serge,_ 5-1, 1-1.
+
+On 8 shafts skip draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 25]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 24]
+_Serge,_ 4-2, 1-1, 1-1.
+
+On 10 harness straight through.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 26]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Serge,_ 7-1, 1-1, 1-1, 1-1, 1-1.
+
+On 16 shafts skip draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 27]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 25]
+WARP EFFECTS
+
+_Levantine,_ 3-1.
+
+On 4 shafts straight through.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 28]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Serge,_ 5-1, 1-1.
+
+On 8 shafts skip draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 29]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 26]
+EVENSIDED TWILLS
+
+_Surah,_ 2-2
+
+On 4 shafts straight through.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 30]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Croise,_ 3-3, 2-2, 1-1.
+
+On 12 shafts straight through.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 31]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 27]
+_Serge,_ 7-7, 1-1, 1-1, 1-1
+
+On 20 shafts skip draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 32]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+POINTED TWILLS
+
+in the direction of the filling and also of the warp.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 33]
+
+On 4 shafts point draw, weave 3-1.
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 28]
+[Illustration: Fig. 34]
+
+ On 6 shafts point draw, drawn as follows:
+
+ Eighteen ends from back to front and 4 ends from front to rear, weave
+ 5-1.
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 35]
+
+On 8 shafts pointed draw, weave 5-1, 1-1.
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 29]
+[Illustration: Fig. 36]
+
+On 10 shafts, with weave 3-3, drawn as follows:
+
+ 7 threads from back to front.
+ 3 " " front to rear.
+ 6 " " back to front.
+ 2 " " front to rear.
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 37]
+
+On 6 shafts straight draw, pointed weave 5-1.
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 30]
+[Illustration: Fig. 38]
+
+On 8 shafts straight through, pointed weave 5-1, 1-1.
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 39]
+
+_Broken pointed twill_, on 8 harness.
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 31]
+[Illustration: Fig. 40]
+
+On 6 shafts point draw, pointed weave 5-1.
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 41]
+
+On 8 shafts point draw, pointed weave 5-1, 1-1.
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 32]
+[Illustration: Fig. 42]
+
+_Fancy twill_, on 16 shafts straight draw.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+SATIN WEAVES
+
+The distinct diagonal lines which characterize the class of weaves
+explained in the previous chapter are absent in the satin weaves; and while
+the interlacing in the former is done in a strictly consecutive order, we
+endeavor to scatter the points of stitching in the latter as much as
+possible, in order to create an entirely smooth and brilliant surface on
+ [Page 33]
+the cloth.
+
+In all satins the number of ends in a repeat is the same in warp and
+filling.
+
+The lowest repeat of a regular satin comprises five threads of each system,
+and the interlacing is done in the following order:
+
+ The 1st pick with the 1st warp-thread
+ " 2d " " 3d "
+ " 3d " " 5th "
+ " 4th " " 2d "
+ " 5th " " 4th "
+
+Fig. 43 illustrates this weave. An examination of the rotation, as given
+above, will show that every warp-thread intersects two picks apart from its
+neighbor. The number "2" is in this case what is technically known as the
+_counter_, that is the number which indicates the points of interlacing by
+adding it to number 1 and continuing so until all the warp-threads are
+taken up.
+
+The following is the rule to find the counter for any regular satin:
+
+Divide the number of harness into two parts, which must neither be equal
+nor have a common divisor. Any of these two numbers can be used for
+counting off, but usually the smaller one is taken. According to this rule
+we obtain a regular satin
+
+ On 5 harness with counter 2
+ " 7 " " 2 or 3
+ " 8 " " 3
+ " 9 " " 2 or 4
+ " 10 " " 3
+ " 11 " " 2, 3, 4 or 5
+ " 12 " " 5
+ " 13 " " 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6
+ " 14 " " 3 or 5
+ " 15 " " 2, 4 or 7
+ " 16 " " 3, 5 or 7.
+
+ [Page 34]
+The 4 harness broken twill, Fig. 53, is sometimes classed among the satins.
+
+The 6 harness satin, Fig. 54, is irregular; as a counter cannot be derived
+from number 6 by the given rule. The rotation generally used is 1, 3, 6, 4,
+2, 5.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+Regular Satins
+
+_5 harness Satin, "Satin de Chine."_
+
+Straight draw, counter 2.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 43]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_7 harness Satin, "Satin Merveilleux."_
+
+Skip draw, counter 2.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 44]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 35]
+_7 harness satin_
+
+Straight draw, counter 3.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 45]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_8 harness satin "Duchese"_
+
+Skip draw, counter 3.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 46]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 36]
+_9 harness satin_
+
+Straight draw, counter 4.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 47]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_10 harness satin_
+
+Straight draw, counter 3.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 48]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 37]
+_11 harness satin_
+
+Skip draw, counter 5.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 49]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_12 harness satin_
+
+Skip draw, counter 5.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 50]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 38]
+_16 harness satin_
+
+On 2 sections of 8 shafts each, drawn end and end, counter 7.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 51]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 39]
+_8 harness satin, warp effect._
+
+Straight draw, counter 3.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 52]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+IRREGULAR SATINS
+
+_Satin Turc._
+
+On 4 shafts straight through.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 53]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 40]
+_Satin a la Reine_
+
+On 6 shafts straight draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 54]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 41]
+ * * * * *
+
+DERIVATIVE WEAVES
+
+#1. From the Taffeta#
+
+_Royale_ is a modification of the regular Gros de Tours, inasmuch as the
+rib line, which in the latter runs straight across the cloth, is broken off
+after a given number of warp-threads. These groups, which may comprise 8,
+12 or more threads, will interlace each one pick higher than the preceding
+one.
+
+_Royale of 8 ends_
+
+On 2 sections of 4 shafts each.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 55]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Velours Ottoman or Faille francaise._
+
+In order to obtain a broader rib than that of Gros de Tours, and at the
+same time to lend firmness to the fabric, we add to the ground warp, which
+forms the ribs, another or binder warp, which works continually taffeta,
+ [Page 42]
+while the ground warp changes only every 3 or 4 picks for the rib.
+
+_Faille francaise._
+
+ 4 ends of ground on the first section of 8 shafts, skip draw.
+ 1 " binder " second " 2 "
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 56]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Velours Ottoman without a Binder-warp._
+
+In this weave, of which Fig. 57 illustrates a specimen, comprising 8
+warp-threads and 32 picks in a repeat, the rib contains 4 picks. Of the 8
+warp-threads, 3 float over and 3 under the rib, while the 2 others bind
+taffeta, which latter function is executed by 2 other threads in the next
+rib.
+
+ [Page 43]
+[Illustration: Fig. 57]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+2. From the Twills
+
+One variety is obtained by interlacing the warp-threads alternately one or
+more picks behind, and then a number of picks ahead of their respective
+neighbors; so the complete arrangement of the points of binding in a repeat
+will generally form two parallel diagonal lines. This will cause the twill
+lines to appear less pronounced than is the case in the regular twill, and
+the character of the fabric approaches more that of the satin.
+
+ [Page 44]
+[Illustration: Fig. 58]
+
+_Satin Serge._
+
+On 8 shafts, straight draw.
+
+ * * * *
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 59]
+
+_Cote Satinee._
+
+On 16 harness, skip draw.
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Rhadzimir-Surah 2-2._ After a certain number of picks of the regular surah
+all the warp-threads are crossed in two's thereby causing a sort of a rib
+or cut line across the fabric.
+
+ [Page 45]
+_Rhadzimir of 4 picks._
+
+On 8 shafts, straight draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 60]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Rhadzimir of 6 picks._
+
+On 8 shafts, straight draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 61]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 46]
+3. From the Satin Weave
+
+_Satin Soleil_ shows a satin-like surface with a cross line appearance.
+Fig. 62 illustrates it as made on 8 shafts, straight draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 62]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Satin Grec_ is a 12-harness satin, in which a taffeta point is added to
+each place of interlacing, thus giving the cloth a much firmer hand. Fig.
+63 represents this weave on 12 shafts, skip draw.
+
+ [Page 47]
+[Illustration: Fig. 63]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Peau de Soie._ An 8-shaft satin with one point added on the right or left
+to the original spots, giving the fabric a somewhat grainy appearence. Fig.
+64 represents a peau de soie on 8 shafts, straight through.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 64]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 48]
+_Fleur de Soie._ The face is a satin de Lyon (2-1 twill), with a backing
+interlaced on the 12-shaft satin principle, Fig. 65, on 12 shafts, skip
+draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 65]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 49]
+CANNELE and REPP WEAVES
+
+are in their construction related to the taffeta, and are used mostly in
+the form of stripes as an additional ornament to a fabric. The threads
+going into the composition of these effects exchange continually from
+taffeta interlacing to floating over a certain number of threads, and must
+be introduced either in warp or filling close enough to make the floats
+cover up the taffeta work entirely, and thus enable the material used to
+show up with the full brilliancy it possesses.
+
+Cannele effects can be produced in two distinct ways. One is to let every
+individual thread work alternately taffeta and float, while in the other
+method one thread weaves always taffeta, and a second thread is used for
+the cannele exclusively. These latter threads must come from a separate
+warp, which is introduced to embellish the ground or taffeta part of the
+fabric.
+
+The floating threads can either stitch all on one pick and so form a
+continuous cut line, or be divided in groups, of which one will bind in the
+middle of the floats of the other group. The following designs show both
+the face and backside of the respective weaves:
+
+ [Page 50]
+_Alternating Cannele_ of 6 picks.
+
+On 4 shafts, straight through.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 66]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Canelle_ (2 beams). Over 3 picks, interlacing on every fourth pick, drawn
+end and end on 2 sections of 4 shafts each.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 67]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 51]
+_Cannele_ over 5 picks, binding on the sixth, but every second thread
+advanced 3 picks (to the middle of the float of the first thread), drawn
+end and end on 2 sections of 4 shafts each.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 68]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 52]
+_Cannele_ arranged in groups of 8 threads, floating over 6 picks and
+binding on the seventh and eighth, drawn on 2 sections, with 4 shafts in
+first and 2 in second section.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 69]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Repp_ on 8 shafts straight through. Rotation of filling. 1 pick taffeta, 1
+pick float (rib).
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 70]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 53]
+_Repp_ of 8 threads, on 2 sections of 4 shafts each, 8 ends per section.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 71]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Repp_ of 5 threads, binding on the sixth; every second pick binds on the
+middle of the first pick. On 6 harness straight draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 72]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 54]
+_Repp_ in groups, floating over 6 ends and binding on the seventh and
+eighth on 8 shafts straight draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 73]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 55]
+DOUBLE FACED FABRICS
+
+In this class we find either two systems of warp or of filling so combined
+that only one will be visible on either side. The color on one side is
+generally different from the other, and so may the interlacing be of a
+different nature on face and back. In the latter case great care must be
+exercised not to allow the weave on one side to disturb the one on the
+other, and as a rule the points of interlacing of the first warp or filling
+system are placed as much as possible in the middle of the floats of the
+second. This will prevent either color or weave to be seen on the opposite
+side, as the floats of one side will naturally lay themselves over the
+binders of the other. The number of ends in a repeat of the two weaves must
+either be alike or one a multiple of the other.
+
+Warp Effects
+
+_Levantine_ on 8 shafts straight draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 74]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 56]
+_Serge_ 6-2 on 2 sections of 8 shafts each.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 75]
+
+ * * * *
+
+8 _shaft satin_ on 2 sections of 8 harness each.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 76]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 57]
+12 _shaft satin_ on 2 sections of 12 shafts each.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 77]
+
+ * * * *
+
+_Cannele_ of 8 picks on 2 sections of 4 shafts each.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 78]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 58]
+FILLING EFFECTS
+
+_Serge_ 5-1 on 6 harness straight draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 79]
+
+ * * * *
+
+10 _harness satin_ on 10 shafts skip draw.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 80]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 59]
+_Repp_ on 2 sections of 4 shafts each, 8 threads per section.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 81]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 60]
+PEKINS
+
+With this name we designate fabrics in which stripes of a different
+interlacing run in the direction of the warp. In combining these weaves it
+is advantageous to have them contrast distinctly, for instance, a short
+weave such as taffeta or Gros de Tours, with a longer and looser one such
+as satin, serge or cannele, also changes from warp to filling effects. Care
+must be taken to arrange the joining of the two weaves so that the last
+thread of one weave will cross the first thread of the other. This will
+prevent the threads from either stripe to slide over into the other, and so
+make a clean cut line.
+
+#Pekin.# A stripe of
+
+ 2 dents of 8 ends each, 8 shaft Satin, on 8 shafts straight draw.
+ 12 " 2 " Taffeta " 4 " " "
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 82]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 61]
+#Pekin#. A stripe of
+
+ 12 ends Cannele of 6 picks on 1st section of 4 shafts.
+ 12 " Repp " 6 threads on 2d and 3d section of 2 shafts each.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 83]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 62]
+#Pekin.# A stripe of
+
+ 10 ends 5 leaf Satin on the 1st section of 5 shafts straight draw.
+ 4 " Taffeta " 3d " 2 " " "
+ 18 " Serge 3-1, 1-1 " 2d " 6 " " "
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 84]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 63]
+BAYADERES
+
+While pekins are formed by warp stripes, bayadere shows us stripes of
+different weaves running in the direction of the filling. The rules given
+in the previous chapter as to the joining of the weaves will also apply
+here. The warp which was raised on the last pick of the weave must stay
+down wherever possible on the first pick of the following weave. The number
+of shafts employed must go up evenly in the repeat of each one of the
+weaves that go into the make up of the bayadere.
+
+#Bayadere#
+
+ A stripe of 24 picks Gros de Tours }
+ } on 8 shafts straight through.
+ " 8 " 8-shaft Satin, }
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 85]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 64]
+#Bayadere#
+
+ A stripe of 18 picks 6-shaft Satin }
+ " 6 " Serge 5-1, } on 6 shafts, straight draw.
+ " 4 " Taffeta, }
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 86]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 65]
+CHECKS AND PLAIDS
+
+If pekin and bayadere stripes are combined, we obtain checked fabrics, and
+of these an endless variety and pleasing effects can be produced with the
+aid of suitable color combinations.
+
+#Check#
+
+ of 16 threads and 12 picks of the 4 end broken twill,
+ and 16 " " 12 " " Royale of 8 threads,
+ drawn on 4 sections of 4 shafts each.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 87]
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 66]
+#Check#
+
+ of 20 threads and 16 picks of 8-shaft Satin,
+ " 20 " " 16 " " Taffeta,
+ 4 " " Surah 3-1,
+ drawn on 2 sections of 8 shafts each.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 88]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 67]
+DECOMPOSITION
+
+Under the name of _Disposition_ we comprise all those points and details
+which we must ascertain before we can proceed with the construction of a
+fabric. They are:
+
+ 1. #The weave.#
+
+ 2. #Length and width of the cloth.#
+
+ 3. #The stock and the dyeing thereof.#
+
+ 4. #Reed calculation# (number of dents and ends per inch and total number
+ of dents required).
+
+ 5. #Drawing-in the warp in harness and reed.#
+
+ 6. #Texture and arrangement of warp# (warping ticket)
+
+ 7. #Arrangement of harness.#
+
+ 8. #Reduction of filling.#
+
+ 9. #Calculation of warp and filling.#
+
+ 10. #Finishing.#
+
+ 11. #Calculation of cost.#
+
+ [Page 68]
+1. THE WEAVE
+
+If a given sample is to be reproduced or imitated, it must be analyzed, and
+the following hints will greatly facilitate this operation to the beginner.
+
+Cut the sample straight on two sides, and draw out a number of warp and
+filling threads until there is a small fringe of perhaps 1/4 of an inch. This
+will allow a thread to be raised a little for examination, without danger
+of its falling out of the fabric. In most cases it is easier to dissect the
+filling side, that is, the interlacing of each warp-thread in the threads
+of the filling system. With the help of the microscope or counting glass we
+can easily determine over and under how many picks that thread passes and
+the points of interlacing are accordingly marked on designing paper. This
+being done for at least the length of a repeat warpways, we take it out and
+examine the following thread, and so on until the repeat filling-ways is
+complete. It is advisable to ascertain how many picks ahead or back of the
+first examined thread the next following one binds before taking the former
+out.
+
+A knowledge of the construction of weaves as explained in the foregoing
+chapters will enable us to determine the weave of a simple pattern by
+merely raising a warp-thread with a needle on any point of interlacing and
+counting off how many picks apart from this place it makes an impression.
+
+2. LENGTH AND WIDTH OF THE FABRIC
+
+To the length and width which the finished product is to have, we must add
+a certain allowance for shrinkage and _taking up_ of warp during weaving.
+It may differ from one to ten per cent., according to the texture and weave
+of the fabric, and can be ascertained with sufficient accuracy by
+stretching out and measuring a thread of warp and filling and comparing
+their length with the respective measurements of the sample to be
+reproduced.
+
+ [Page 69]
+3. THE STOCK AND ITS DYE
+
+Under this heading we must give the particulars as to nature, _twist_,
+_quality_ and _size_ of the silk, and the directions for the dyeing,
+whether _bright_ or _souple_, and in what colors, also whether to be
+weighted or not.
+
+The size is generally ascertained (in practical work) by comparing it with
+other silk of which the exact count is known. Another method is to count
+the number of cocoon threads which a thread of the sample contains, adding
+to that 1/3 or 1/4, according to the quality of the silk; the result will be
+the count in deniers. To obtain it in drams, divide the latter number by
+17,3 as 1 dram is equal to 17,3 deniers.
+
+Suppose we find 20 cocoon ends in a thread of silk: add 1/3, and we have
+26-2/3 deniers, which, divided by 17,3 make 1,54 drams.
+
+As silk is always more or less uneven, it is safer to count the cocoon
+fibers of several threads and to take average thereof.
+
+It requires the experience of years to judge with any degree of certainty
+as to the origin and quality of silk, whether it be "classical," "extra,"
+"sublime," etc.
+
+There are machines wherewith to ascertain exactly the twist, that is, the
+number of turns the silk has received in the throwing process.
+
+In the dyeing we distinguish two great classes, of which the names
+themselves give a good definition. "Bright" has a brilliant luster, while
+"souple" has more of a dull, subdued appearance. To find out whether the
+silk has been weighted in the dyeing process, we may compare it with other
+silk of which the exact conditions are known, or we may burn a small
+quantity of it. Unweighted silk does not burn readily and leaves a residue
+of white ashes, while heavy weighted silk burns lively, leaving black,
+charry ashes.
+
+ [Page 70]
+4. REED CALCULATION
+
+We count the number of repeats of the weave in a given space, generally 1/4
+or 1/2 inch, and multiply this with the number of threads one repeat
+contains, which gives us the reduction of the warp.
+
+Suppose we had a taffeta, which, as we know, has only 2 ends to a repeat,
+and counted 30 interlacings per 1/4 inch on one pick; we would have 60
+threads per 1/4 inch or 240 per one inch. In this case the reed may be 80 by
+3 or 60 by 4.
+
+Another instance: In an 8-shaft satin we count 10 warp-threads, which bind
+on the same pick in 1/4 inch; this, multiplied by 8, equals 80 ends per 1/4, or
+320 per one inch; the reed will be an 80 with 4 in a dent or a 64 by 5.
+
+In short, the number of the reed is found by dividing the number of
+warp-threads that are to go in one dent, in the number of ends per inch.
+Sometimes, the reed marks are clearly visible in a sample by holding the
+latter against the light. Silk fabrics move with very few exceptions within
+the limits of 50 and 90 dents per inch.
+
+To learn the full number of dents required for the width of the cloth,
+simply multiply the dents per one inch with the width, adding a certain
+allowance for shrinkage. The edges, of course, must also be taken in
+consideration, and very often the dents that are taken up by the latter are
+used to counter-balance that shrinkage.
+
+5. DRAWING-IN THE WARP IN HARNESS AND REED
+
+Here we must specify the number of dents that contain the same number of
+ends, and whether the latter are single or double, also the number of
+shafts and the method of drawing-in.
+
+ [Page 71]
+6. WARPING TICKET
+
+To make out the warping ticket, we need to ascertain the total number of
+ends, whether leased single or double, and the arrangement of the colors.
+
+7. HARNESS ARRANGEMENT
+
+This is governed by the number of ends to be drawn in and the necessary
+shafts. If we have, for instance, 100 threads per inch to be drawn on 4
+shafts, we must give each shaft 25 heddles per inch. There are generally
+between 25 and 45 heddles per inch on one shaft.
+
+8. REDUCTION OF THE FILLING
+
+Here we state the number of picks per inch, give directions as to doubling,
+if such is necessary, and if more than one color or shuttle is used, the
+rotation thereof.
+
+9. CALCULATION OF WARP AND FILLING
+
+The system adopted in this country for specifying the size of silk is based
+on the weight in drams (avoirdupois) of a skein containing 1000 yards. A
+skein, thus weighing 5 drams, is technically called 5-dram silk. The number
+of yards of 1-dram silk to a pound must accordingly be 256000. The formulas
+for figuring the amount of silk required for a piece of cloth are as
+follows:
+
+Warp Calculation
+
+ _Multiply_: Number of endsxlengthxcount
+ -----------------------------
+ _Divide by_: 1000 yardsx256 drams
+
+ [Page 72]
+Filling Calculation
+
+ _Multiply:_ Picksxxplyxwidthxlength of piecexcount
+ -------------------------------------- = lbs.
+ _Divide by:_ 1000 yardsx256 drams
+
+ The result in both cases will be in pounds.
+
+The system of grading the silk which is in vogue in Europe, and which is
+employed by a number of mills on this side, is as follows:
+
+ 1 skein of 500 meters, weighing 0,05 grams = 1 denier international
+ or 1 " 476 " " 0,053 " = 1 " Turin system
+ or 1 " 476 " " 0,051 " = 1 " Milan "
+
+The warp calculation, taking the international denier, would run:
+
+ ends in warpxlengthxdenierx0,05 gram
+ --------------------------------------
+ _divided by:_ 500 meters
+
+ for the filling: Picks per meterxxplyxwidthxdenierx0,05 gram
+ ---------------------------------------------
+ _divided by:_ 500 meters
+
+ Result in metric weight, kilograms and grams.
+
+10. FINISHING
+
+Give directions as to the process of finishing to which the goods are to be
+subjected, whether to be pressed, calendered, sized, moired, etc.
+
+11. CALCULATION OF COST
+
+If all the foregoing conditions are ascertained, and a sample or a piece of
+the fabric executed, it remains to the manufacturer to determine the exact
+figure at which he can produce the article. That this must be done with
+great accuracy is naturally of the utmost importance, and the calculator
+ [Page 73]
+must know in the first place the raw stock prices, and also be acquainted
+with the details of the manufacturing process and the rates of wages paid
+therein. As a rule, the manufacturer establishes a scale of prices covering
+all the items of labor cost, mill expenses, etc., and uses this as a basis
+for his calculations.
+
+A rule or formula for this operation cannot very well be given, as the
+methods vary in almost every establishment, each choosing the one best
+adapted to its ideas or dictates of circumstances and conditions.
+
+ [Page 75]
+DISPOSITION 1
+
+_Taffeta glace_
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 89]
+
+ [Page 76]
+ #Length and Width#--One piece 100 yards long, 183/4 inches wide.
+
+ #Stock and Dye#--_Warp._--Ital. Organ., 24/26 deniers = 1,47 drams,
+ brown, bright, 14/16 oz.
+ _Filling._--Japan Tram, 28/30 deniers = 1,65 drams,
+ gold, bright 14/16 oz.
+
+ #Reed Calculation#--Per 1 inch, 70 dents at 3 single ends.
+ " 183/4 " 1313 "
+ add 13 " = 1% for shrinkage
+ ----
+ Total 1326 dents.
+
+ #Drawing in#--1st edge, 9 dents at 3 double ends.
+ Ground, 1308 " at 3 single "
+ 2d edge, 9 " at 3 double "
+ on 6 shafts, straight through.
+
+ #Warping Ticket#--1st edge, 27 double ends, brown.
+ Ground, 3924 single " "
+ 2d edge, 27 double " "
+ ----
+ Total 4032 single ends.
+ Length of warp 110 yards, including 10% for take up.
+
+ #Harness#--6 shafts, 3978 heddles per 19 inches.
+ 1 " 35 " " 1 "
+
+ #Reduction of Filling#--Per inch, 100/102 picks, 2 ends.
+
+ #Warp Calculation#--? lbs = 4032 ends.
+ 1 end = 110 yards.
+ 1000 yards = 1,47 drams.
+ 256 drams = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 104 (4% waste).
+
+ 4032x110x1,47x104
+ ------------------- = 2,65 lbs., or 2 lbs. 10,4 oz.
+ 1000x256x100
+
+ [Page 77]
+ #Filling Calculation#--? lbs. = 100 yards
+ 1 yard = 36 inches.
+ 1 inch = 102 \ picks.
+ 2 / ends.
+ 1 pick = 19 inches.
+ 36 inches = 1 yard
+ 1000 yards = 1,65 drams.
+ 256 drams = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 108 (8% waste).
+
+ 100x36x102x2x19x165x108
+ ------------------------- = 2,73 lbs., or 2 lbs. 11,7 ozs.
+ 36x1000x256x100
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 79]
+DISPOSITION 2
+
+_Surah 3-1_
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 90]
+
+ [Page 80]
+ #Length and Width#--1 piece 50 yards long, 231/2 in. wide.
+
+ #Stock and Dyeing#--_Warp._--Ital. Organ., 1,30 drams = 20/24 deniers,
+ black, bright, 40/50% = 22/24 ozs.
+ _Filling._--Cotton No. 120/2 black.
+
+ #Reed Calculation#--Per 1 inch, 80 dents at 2 single ends.
+ " 231/2 inch, 1880 "
+ add 36 " = 2% for shrinkage.
+ ----
+ Total 1916 dents.
+
+ #Drawing-in#--1st edge, 8 dents, 2 double ends.
+ Ground, 1900 " 2 single "
+ 2d edge, 8 " 2 double "
+ on 4 shafts, straight draw.
+
+ #Warping Ticket#--1st edge, 16 double ends, black.
+ Ground, 3800 single " "
+ 2d edge, 16 double " "
+ ----
+ Total 3864 single ends.
+ Warp 54 yards long = 8% for take up.
+
+ #Harness#--4 shafts, 3832 heddles per 24 inches.
+ 1 " 40 " " 1 "
+
+ #Reduction of Filling#--Per 1 inch, 120 picks, 1 end.
+
+ #Warp Calculation#--? lbs. = 4264 ends.
+ 1 end = 54 yards.
+ 1000 yards = 1,30 drams.
+ 256 drams = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 104 (4% waste).
+
+ 3864x54x1,30x104
+ ------------------ = 1,10 lbs., or 1 lb. 1,06 oz.
+ 1000x256x100
+
+ [Page 81]
+ #Filling Calculation#-?lbs. = 50 yards.
+ 1 yard = 36 inches.
+ 1 inch = 120 picks.
+ 1 pick = 24 inches.
+ 36 inches = 1 yard
+ 840 yards = 1 skein.
+ (No. 120/2) 60 skeins = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 110 (10% waste).
+
+ 50x36x120x24x110
+ ------------------ = 3.14 lbs., or 3 lbs. 2.24 ozs.
+ 36x840x60x100
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 83]
+#DISPOSITION 3#
+
+_Satin Duchesse._
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 91]
+
+ [Page 84]
+ #Length and Width#--One warp 300 yards long, 10 pieces of 60 yards
+ 23 inches wide, 2 pieces in width, with one cut edge.
+
+ #Stock and Dyeing#--_Warp._-- Ital. Organ., 1-55/100 drams, black,
+ bright, 20/22 oz.
+ _Filling._-- Jap. Tram., 1-8/10 and 2-7/10
+ drams, black, souple, 40/44 oz.
+
+ We should use for this fabric 1 end filling, 5-thread, 4-5/10 drams,
+ but as we have none of this size on hand, we take: 1 end, 2 thread,
+ 1-8/10 drams, and 1 end, 3 thread, 2-7/10 drams.
+
+ #Reed Calculation#--1 inch, 66 dents, 4 single ends.
+ 46 " 3036 "
+ 54 " (13/4% shrinkage).
+ ----
+ Total ... 3090 dents.
+
+ #Drawing-in#-- {
+ 1st edge, { 2 dents, 6x2, black.
+ { 13 " 4x2, white.
+ Ground, 1514 " 4x1, black.
+
+ { 2 " 6x2 "
+ Cut Edge { 1 " 2x4, "
+ { 3 " empty.
+ { 1 " 2x4, "
+
+ Ground, 1514 " 4x1, black.
+
+ 2d edge, { 2 " 6x2, black.
+ { 13 " 4x2, white.
+
+ Satin on 8 shafts, straight draw.
+ Cross-thread for split edge on 3 shafts, see design.
+
+ #Warping Ticket#-- Edge, { 12/2 black. }
+ { 52/2 white. }
+ Ground, 6056/1 black. } twice over.
+ Edge, { 52/2 white. }
+ { 12/2 black. }
+
+ 12208 ends black, { 318 yards long.
+ 416 " white, { = 6% shrinkage.
+
+ 2/4 black for ground thread, 300 yards long.
+ 2/4 " " whip " 360 " "
+ each one on a separate little roll.
+
+ [Page 85]
+ #Harness#--8 shafts, 12368 heddles, 47 in
+ 1 " 33 " 1 "
+ for the split edge 3 shafts, of which one has only half a heddle.
+
+ #Filling#--Per 1 in., 80 picks, 2 ends (as described before).
+
+ #Warp Calculation#--? lbs. = 12224 ends, black (416 white).
+ 1 end = 318 yards.
+ 1,000 yards = 1,55 drams.
+ 256 drams = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 104 (4% waste).
+
+ (416) 12224x318x1.55x104
+ -------------------- = 24,477 lbs. org. black.
+ 1000x256x100 = 0,833 " " white.
+
+ #Filling Calculation#--? lbs. = 300 yards.
+ 1 yard = 36 inches.
+ 1 inch = 80 picks.
+ 1 pick = 47 inches.
+ 36 inches = 1 yard.
+ 1000 yards = 4,5 drams.
+ 256 drams = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 108 (8% waste).
+
+ 300x36x80x47x4,5x108
+ ---------------------- = 21,414 lbs.
+ 36x1000x256x100
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 87]
+DISPOSITION 4
+
+_Armure Satinee_
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 92]
+
+ [Page 88]
+
+ #Length and Width#--One piece 60 yards long, 19 in. wide.
+
+ #Stock and Dyeing#--_Warp._--Jap. Organ., 1,48 drams, black, bright,
+ 18/20 oz.
+ _Filling._--3 threads Jap. Tram., 2,95 drams,
+ black, bright, 24/26 oz.
+
+ #Reed Calculation#--Per 1 inch, 60 dentsx4 single ends.
+ " 19 " 1140 "
+ 32 " (3% for shrinkage).
+ ----
+ Total . . . 1172 dents.
+
+ #Drawing-in#--1st edge, 12 dents x 4 double.
+ Ground, 1148 " x 4 single.
+ 2d edge, 12 " x 4 double.
+ on 12 shafts, straight through,
+ or on 6 shafts, as design indicates.
+
+ #Warping Ticket#--1st edge, 48/2 black.
+ Ground, 4592/1 "
+ 2d edge, 48/2 "
+ ------
+ Total . . . 4784 single ends 64 yards long.
+ =61/2% for take up.
+
+ #Harness#--6 shafts, 4688 heddles per 191/2 inches.
+ 1 " 40 " " 1 "
+
+ #Reduction of Filling#--Per 1 inch, 104 picks, 2 ends.
+
+ #Warp Calculation#--? lbs. = 4784 ends.
+ 1 end = 64 yards.
+ 1000 yards = 1,48 drams.
+ 256 drams = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 104 (4% waste).
+
+ 4784x64x1,48x104
+ ------------------ = 1,84 lbs., or 1 lb. 13,44 ozs.
+ 1000x256x100
+
+ [Page 89]
+ #Filling Calculation#--? lbs. = 60 yards.
+ 1 yard = 36 inches.
+ 1 inch = 104 } picks.
+ 2 } ends.
+ 1 pick = 191/2 inches.
+ 36 inches = 1 yard.
+ 1000 yards = 2,95 drams.
+ 256 drams = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 108 (8% waste).
+
+ 60x36x104x2x19,5x2,95x108
+ --------------------------- = 3,03 lbs., or 3 lbs. 0,48 ozs.
+ 36x1000x256x100
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 91]
+DISPOSITION 5
+
+_Surface Printed Armure._
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 93]
+
+ [Page 92]
+ #Length and Width#--One piece 50 yards long, 181/2 in. wide.
+
+ #Stock and Dyeing#--_Warp._--Ital. Organ., 1,50 drams, 24/28 deniers,
+ white bright, pure dye.
+
+ _Filling._--5 thread Ital. Tram., 4 drams, 13/14
+ deniers, white, bright, pure dye.
+
+ #Reed Calculation#--Per 1 inch, 52 dents, 2x2.
+ " 181/2 " 962 "
+ 20 " (2% shrinkage).
+ ----
+ Total . . . 982 dents.
+
+ #Drawing-in#--1st edge, 7 dents, 4x2 gros de Tours.
+ Ground, 968 " 2x2 armure
+ 2d edge, 7 " 4x2 gros de Tours.
+ Armure ground on 12 shafts, straight draw.
+ Gros de Tours, edges on 4 shafts.
+
+ #Warping Ticket#--Ground warp, 54 yards.
+ 1936/2 white.
+ Gros de Tours edges, 55 yards.
+ 2x28/2 white, on separate rolls.
+ Total . . . 3984 single ends.
+
+ #Harness#--12 shafts, 1936 heddles, per 181/2 inches.
+ 1 " 8-2/3 " " 1 "
+4 Shafts gros de Tours edges, with 28 heddles on each side.
+
+ #Reduction of Filling#--Per 1 inch, 96 picks, 1 end.
+
+ #Warp Calculation#--? lbs. = 3984 ends.
+ 1 end = 54 yards.
+ 1000 yards = 1,50 drams.
+ 256 drams = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 104 (4% waste).
+
+ 3984x54x1,50x104
+ ------------------ = 1,31 lbs., or 1 lb. 4,96 ozs.
+ 1000x256x100
+
+ [Page 93]
+ #Filling Calculation#--? lbs. = 50 yards.
+ 1 yard = 36 inches.
+ 1 inch = 96 picks.
+ 1 pick = 19 inches.
+ 36 inches = 1 yard.
+ 1000 yards = 4 drams.
+ 256 drams = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 108 (8% waste).
+
+ 50x36x96x19x4x108
+ ------------------- = 1,54 lbs., or 1 lb. 8,64 ozs.
+ 36x1000x256x100
+
+After weaving, the small flower effects have to be printed on the cloth.
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 95]
+DISPOSITION 6
+
+_Pekin_: 8 shaft satin and repp.
+
+[Illustration: Fig. 34]
+
+ [Page 96]
+ #Length and Width#--1 piece 100 yards long, 201/4 in. wide.
+
+ { Ital. Organ., 1-35/100 drams, black,
+ { bright, 20/22 oz.
+ #Stock and Dyeing#--_Warp._ { Ital. Organ., 1-15/100 drams, sky,
+ { bright, pure dye
+ { Cotton No. 100/2, scarlet.
+
+ _Filling._--3 threads, Jap. Tram., 2-8/10 drams,
+ scarlet, bright, 14/16 oz.
+
+ {6x1, black satin
+ #Reed Calculation#--Per 1 inch, 68 dents, {6x2, colored "
+ {2x1, " repp.
+ " 201/4 " 1377 "
+ 23 " (11/2% for shrinkage).
+ ----
+ Total 1400 dents.
+
+ #Drawing-in#--1st edge, 7 dents, 6x2 satin. }
+ Ground, 34 " 6x1 " }
+ 2 " 6x2 " }
+ 10 " 6x1 " } twice }
+ 2 " 2x1 repp. } over. }
+ 10 " 6x1 satin. }
+ 2 " 6x2 " }
+ 39 " 6x1 " }
+ 5 " 2x1 repp. } twice }
+ 4 " 6x1 satin. } over. } 7 times
+ 5 " 2x1 repp. } over.
+ 15 " 6x1 satin. }
+ 2 " 2x1 repp. }
+ 15 " 6x1 satin. }
+ 5 " 2x1 repp. } twice }
+ 4 " 6x1 satin. } over. }
+ 5 " 2x1 repp. }
+ 5 " 6x1 satin. }
+ 28 " 6x1 " }
+ 2d edge, 7 " 6x2 " }
+ Satin on 1st section of 8 shaft skip draw.
+ Binder " 2nd " " 2 "
+ Repp " 3d " " 2 "
+
+ [Page 97]
+On each side of every repp stripe two ends of the satin warp must be
+entered on the 2 binder shafts (2d section), to prevent the ends of the
+satin to slide over into the repp stripes.
+
+ #Warping Ticket#--I. _Beam satin_, 106 yards.
+ 1st edge, 42/2 black.
+ Ground, 204/1 " }
+ 12/2 sky. }
+ 180/1 black. }
+ 12/2 sky. }
+ 234/1 black. }
+ 48/2 sky. } 7 times over.
+ 180/1 black. }
+ 48/2 sky. }
+ 30/1 black. }
+ 168/1 " }
+ 2d edge, 42/2 " }
+
+ 6132 single ends black.
+ 1680 " " sky.
+
+ II. _Beam repp_, 110 yards.
+ 4/1 scarlet. }
+ 4/1 " }
+ 10/1 " }
+ 10/1 " }
+ 10/1 " } 7 times over.
+ 4/1 " }
+ 10/1 " }
+ 10/1 " }
+ 10/1 " }
+
+ 504 single ends scarlet cotton
+
+This warp has to be beamed in stripes. Make out a diagram for the warper
+the same as shown in Fig. 95.
+
+ [Page 98]
+[Illustration: Fig. 95]
+
+#Harness#--Fig. 95 shows how to make a diagram of a harness for a Pekin.
+The heddles are marked per one shaft. As the repp stripes are only small
+ones, we use for the satin a full harness, that is, one without open spaces
+for the repp stripe. All together we have in the satin warp 6888 single and
+double ends to draw in; of these 252 ends are used for binders, on both
+sides of the repp stripes. Thus remain for
+
+ 8 shafts, 6636 heddles per 201/2 inches
+ 1 " 40 " " 1 "
+
+ #Reduction of Filling#--Per 1 inch, 144 picks, 1 end.
+
+ #Warp Calculation#--? lbs. = 6132 ends (1680 ends sky).
+ 1 end = 106 yards.
+ 1000 yards = 1,35 drams (sky 1,15 drams).
+ 256 drams = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 104 (4% waste).
+
+ 6132x106x1,35x104
+ ------------------- = 3,56 lbs. for black, or 3 lbs. 8,96 ozs.
+ 1000x256x100
+
+ 1680x106x1,15x104
+ ------------------- = 0,83 lbs. for sky, or 0 lbs. 13,28 ozs.
+ 1000x256x100
+
+ [Page 99]
+
+ ? lbs. = 504 ends.
+ 1 end = 110 yards.
+ 840 yards = 1 skein.
+ (No. 100/2) 50 skeins = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 104 (4% waste).
+
+ 504x110x104
+ ------------- = 1,37 lbs. scarlet cotton, or 1 lb. 5,92 ozs.
+ 840x50x100
+
+ #Filling Calculation#--? lbs. = 100 yards.
+ 1 yard = 36 inches.
+ 1 inch = 144 picks.
+ 1 pick = 21 inches.
+ 36 inches = 1 yard.
+ 1000 yards = 2,8 drams.
+ 256 drams = 1 lb.
+ 100 = 108 (8% waste).
+
+ 100x36x144x21x2,8x108
+ ----------------------- = 3,57 lbs., or 3 lbs. 9,12 ozs.
+ 36x1000x256x100
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ [Page 100]
+JACQUARD WEAVES
+
+Jacquard weaves usually show on a plain ground figure or flower effects. To
+obtain these effects the ground is made of one weave, say taffeta, while
+the figures or flowers are produced in another weave, say satin.
+
+We enter the warp through a jacquard harness, and according to the repeat
+use a 200, 400, 600, 900, 1200, etc., hook jacquard machine, which means
+200, 400, 600, 900 and 1200 ends per repeat.
+
+With a 600-hook machine a larger repeat can be produced than with a
+499-hook machine. For instance, if we want to make a cloth the figures of
+which are to be two inches apart, it is a two-inch repeat, and use the
+count of 50/4 or 200 ends per inch, we can use a 400-hook machine, 2 in. x
+200 ends. But we can make this cloth also on a 1200-hook machine, only the
+repeat must be designed three times. The advantage of using a 1200-hook
+machine with the count 50/4 is that 2, 3, 4, 6-inch repeats can be
+produced, while with a 400-hook machine, only a 2-inch repeat can be made.
+
+There is no end to all the different weaves and the possible flower and
+other pattern effects that can be made with the jacquard machine. For a
+jacquard weaving plant the designing is the most important factor.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+BOX LOOM WEAVES INCLUDING CREPES
+
+Box looms are required for weaves such as bayaderes, checks, plaids (see
+pages 63-65), bengalines, crepes, etc., where two or more shuttles are
+needed to bring out the effect.
+
+For the crepes (crepe de chine, crepe georgette) only two shuttles are
+needed, while plaids and other articles are made with more shuttles.
+
+To weave such articles the loom or the lay must be fitted with two or more
+shuttle boxes on one or both sides of the loom.
+
+ [Page 101]
+If a manufacturer decides to change plain looms to box looms or buy new box
+looms, it is wise to get 4 x 4 boxes, or four shuttle boxes on each side.
+
+With these looms about everything can be made that is called for in
+box-loom effects, and as styles change, it is wise to be prepared.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+MANUFACTURING COSTS
+
+The calculator first ascertains for the warp: What silk will be used, the
+cost of the same, total number of ends in the warps for the amount of silk,
+cost of throwing, dyeing, winding, warping, twisting, entering, and
+weaving.
+
+Then the filling: Silk to be used, how much, cost of silk, cost of
+throwing, dyeing, winding, doubling, quilling.
+
+After this determine the cost of weaving, cloth picking, finishing, factory
+costs, and selling expenses.
+
+To-day most of the operations are paid by "piece work."
+
+The calculator must always take into consideration that poor raw silk or
+poor dyeing make production slow, increase the cost of labor, and also that
+more waste will be made.
+
+THROWING: Regular organ usually has 16 turns per inch in the first twist
+and 14 turns to the inch in the second or reverse twist. Tram receives only
+one twisting, about three turns to the inch.
+
+As the warp twisting-in is paid for at so much per hundred or thousand
+ends, no matter how short or long the warp is, it is a saving to make the
+warps as long as possible, especially in raw, black and staple colors.
+
+The calculator must not forget the cost of entering the first warp in a
+harness, also the reeding.
+
+Most mills figure the cost of harness and reed in the expense accounts. If
+plain and fancy goods are made an extra percentage should be figured for
+the latter.
+
+ [Page 102]
+EXPENSES are figured differently, as almost every manufacturer has his own
+system. If a mill makes only a few staple articles it is easy to put down
+the cost of expenses. Say the mill has a production of 500,000 yards per
+year, that the expense amounts to $35,000, the cost then is 7 cents per
+yard.
+
+Manufacturers making all kinds of goods sometimes figure the expenses in
+percentage, say, for plain goods, with a few picks, like gros-grain, peau
+de soie, etc., 10 per cent. per yard. Taffeta, satin, etc., having more
+picks, 121/2 per cent. per yard, and fancy and jacquard goods, 15 per cent.
+per yard. In the expense account we include all charges except raw silk,
+throwing, dyeing and piece work.
+
+SELLING EXPENSES. Before a calculation is finished we must add the selling
+expenses to the cost, also take account of the trade discount. Small mills
+usually sell through a commission house, which pays all expenses and
+charges a certain commission. Many large firms have their own selling end,
+and some have their sales guaranteed by a commission house or a bank.
+
+ [Page 103]
+CALCULATIONS
+
+The prices marked in the following calculations are about as in "normal
+times." Absolutely correct piece work prices cannot be given as different
+localities have different prices.
+
+Calculations are usually made per 100 yards, 100-meter warps.
+
+Most goods gain from 3 to 7 per cent. in weaving. That is, if we make a
+warp of 300 meters for a satin and we obtain 315 yards of cloth, this gain
+should not be calculated, as usually there is no account taken of samples
+used in the selling department. But the loss in length should be figured
+and taken account of on goods with a heavy rib, such as moire, faille, etc.
+
+DISP. 7--A 3 1/3-inch repeat can be obtained with a 600-hook jacquard
+machine, seven repeats in a width of 23 inches.
+
+DISP. 8--Taffeta weave, but the two cotton picks must go in one hole. This
+article can only be made with at least two shuttle boxes on each side. For
+warping use a single and double cross reed, heavy cotton, no knots must be
+tied.
+
+DISP. 10--This article must be warped with as much tension as possible and
+no knots should be tied in. Silk is to be delivered on bobbins from
+throwster.
+
+CANTON CREPE
+
+DISP. 9--Can also be made with Canton silk for filling and may be called
+Canton crepe. As Canton silk is much cheaper than Japan, the manufacturer
+can use 4-thread Canton instead of 3-thread Japan for filling at a little
+difference in cost, thus the cloth will be heavier, but Canton silk is not
+as even and clean as Japan.
+
+ [Page 104]
+ Article--TAFFETA GLACE Reed 70/3
+ Disp. 1 Width 183/4 in.
+ Warp--Ital. Ex. Class 12/14 $5.00 raw silk
+ .60 throwing
+ 2-Thread Organ. brown bright .45 dyeing
+ 16-oz. .15 winding
+ -----
+ raw lbs. 2.60 $6.20 $16.23
+ Warping--4032 at 3c. 1.21
+ Twisting--3978 at 25c. per 300 meters .33
+ Filling--Jap. Tram. Best No. 1 13/15 $4.25 raw silk
+ .45 throwing
+ 2/2 ends 104 picks .45 dyeing
+ .15 winding
+ gold bright 16 oz. .15 doubling
+ .10 quilling
+ -----
+ raw lbs. 2.73 $5.55 15.02
+ Weaving 7.00
+ Picking 1.00
+ Finishing 1.00
+ Expenses 7.00
+ ------
+ $48.79
+ 5% trade discount
+ 71/2% selling commission
+ Divide by 871/2
+ Cost per yard = $0.5576
+
+ * * * *
+
+ Article--SURAH 3-1 Reed 80/2
+ Disp. 2 Width 36 in.
+ Warp--Ital. Ex. Class. 10/12 $5.20
+ .65
+ 2-Thread Organ. bright black .81 discount 15%
+ 24 oz. .30 dyed 20%
+ -----
+ lbs. 3.36 $6.96 $23.39
+ Warping--5904 at 23/4c. 1.62
+ Twisting--5872 at 35c.--600 lb. warp .25
+ Filling--cotton 120/1 $1.25
+ .10 dye
+ black 1 end 120 picks .08 winding
+ .07 quilling
+ -----
+ lbs. 9.50 $1.50 14.25
+ Weaving 12.00
+ Picking 1.50
+ Finishing 2.00
+ Expenses 7.00
+ -----
+ $62.01
+ 5% discount
+ 6% commission
+ Divide by 89
+ Cost per yard = $0.6967
+
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 105]
+ Article--SATIN DUCHESSE Reed 66/4
+ Disp. 3 Width 2 x 23 in.
+ Warp--Ital. Ex. Class. 12/14 $5.00
+ .60
+ 2-Thread Organ. black bright .73
+ 22 oz. .21
+ -----
+ lbs. 8.50 $6.54 $55.59
+ Warping--12624 at 23/4c. 3.47
+ Twisting--12256 at 25c. 600 meters .51
+ Filling--Jap. Tram No. 1--14/16 $4.00
+ .40
+ black souple 44 oz. 1.60 net
+ .40
+ 1/2 and 1/3 = 1/5 80 picks .40 doubling
+ .30
+ -----
+ lbs. 7.14 $7.10 50.69
+ Weaving 13.00
+ Picking 2.00
+ Finishing 2.50
+ Expenses 8.00
+ -------
+ $135.76
+ Divide by 89
+ Cost per yard = $0.7627
+
+
+ * * * *
+
+ Article--ARMURE SATIN Reed 60/4
+ Disp. 4 Width 26 in.
+ STOCK AND DYE
+ Warp--Jap. Ex. 12/14 $4.75
+ .60
+ 2-Thread Organ. black bright .64
+ 20 oz. .19
+ -----
+ lbs. 4.30 $6.18 $26.57
+ Warping--6520 at 23/4c. 1.79
+ Twisting--6424 at 25c. 600 meters .27
+ Filling--Jap. Tram No. 1 16/18 $4.00
+ .30
+ black bright 26 oz. .94
+ .25
+ 2/3 ends 104 picks .25
+ .17
+ -----
+ lbs. 6.80 $5.91 40.19
+ Weaving 10.00
+ Picking 1.00
+ Finishing 1.00
+ Expenses 7.00
+ ------
+ $87.82
+ Divide by 89
+ Cost per yard = $0.9867
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 106]
+ Article--PRINTED ARMURE Reed 52/2/2
+ Disp. 5 Width 181/2 in.
+ STOCK AND DYE
+ Warp--Ital. Ex. Class. 12/14 $5.00
+ 2-Thread Organ. white bright .60
+ P.D. .23
+ .12
+ -----
+ lbs. 2.62 $5.95 $15.59
+ Warping--3984/1 at 3c. 1.20
+ Twisting--1992/2 at 30c. 300 meters .20
+ Filling--Ital. Tram. souple 13/14 $4.50
+ .30
+ white bright P.D. .23
+ .10
+ 1/5 end 96 picks .07
+ -----
+ lbs. 3.08 $5.20 16.02
+ Weaving 8.00
+ Picking 1.00
+ Finishing and Printing 5.00
+ Expenses 8.00
+ ------
+ $55.01
+ Divide by 871/2
+ Cost per yard = $0.6287
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 107]
+ Article--SATIN STRIPED REPS Reed 60/62
+ Disp. 6 Width 201/4 in.
+ STOCK AND DYE
+ Warp--Ital. Ex. Organ. 24/26 $5.00
+ black bright 22 oz. .60
+ .73
+ .21
+ -----
+ lbs. 3.56 $6.54 $23.28
+ Ital. Ex. Organ. 18/20 $5.20
+ .65
+ sky bright P.D. .23
+ .12
+ -----
+ lbs. .83 $6.20 5.15
+ Cotton 100/2 $1.00
+ .12
+ .08
+ -----
+ scarlet lbs. 1.37 $1.20 1.64
+ Warping--8316 at 4c. 3.32
+ Twisting--7434 at 50c. 300 meters 1.24
+ Filling--Jap. tram. No. 1 14/16 $4.00
+ .35
+ scarlet bright 16 oz. 1/3 ends .45
+ .15
+ 144 picks. lbs. 3.57 .10
+ -----
+ $5.05 18.04
+ Weaving 12.00
+ Picking 1.00
+ Finishing 1.00
+ ------
+ $66.67
+ Expenses 15% 10.00
+ ------
+ $76.67
+ Divide by 871/2
+ Cost per yard = $0.8763
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 108]
+ Article--MESSALINE BROCADE Reed 60/3
+ Disp. 7 Width 23 in.
+ Warp--Jap. Ex. 13/15 $4.50
+ .60
+ 2-Thread navy bright 16 oz. .45
+ .15
+ ----
+ lbs. 3.20 $5.70 $18.24
+ Warping--4320 at 3c. 1.30
+ Twisting--4260 at 30c. 300 meters .41
+ Filling--Jap. Tram No. 1 13/15 $4.00
+ .35
+ emerald ex. bright dye 24 oz. .95
+ .25
+ 1/3 ends 100 picks .15
+ -----
+ lbs. 2.50 $5.70 14.25
+ Weaving 9.00
+ Picking 1.00
+ Finishing 1.00
+ ------
+ $45.20
+ Expenses 15% 6.78
+ ------
+ $51.98
+ Divide by 871/2
+ Cost per yard = $0.5941
+
+ * * * *
+
+ Article--BENGALINE Reed 72/2 by 1 single; 1 double
+ Disp. 8 Width 36 in.
+ Warp--Jap. ex. 13/15 $4.50
+ .60
+ 2-Thread Organ. black bright .64
+ 20 oz. .19
+ -----
+ lbs. 5.77 $5.93 $34.22
+ Warping--7964 at 23/4c. 2.19
+ Twisting--5296 at 30c. 600 meters .27
+ Filling--56 picks by $4.50
+ 5 organ. 2 Cotton .60
+ .64
+ .19 .45
+ .12 .10
+ -----
+ 40 picks Organ. as warp $6.05 .08 6.05
+ lbs. 1 .07
+ 16 picks black cotton 15/4 -----
+ lbs. 22.50 $ .70 15.75
+
+ Weaving 12.00
+ Picking 1.50
+ Finishing 3.00
+ Expenses 8.00
+ ------
+ $82.98
+ Divide by 91
+ Cost per yard = $0.9119
+
+ * * * *
+
+ [Page 109]
+ Article--CREPE DE CHINE (Taffeta weave) Reed 60/2/2
+ Disp. 9 Width 40 in.
+ 441/2 in. in reed
+ Warp--Jap. Ex. Grege 20/22 $4.50
+ .05 winding
+ -----
+ 2% waste lbs. 5.60 $4.55 $25.48
+ Warping--5340/2 at 21/2c. 2.67
+ Twisting--5340/2 at 25c. 600 meters .23
+ Filling--Jap. No. 1 13/15
+ 4 ends hard twist 60 turns $4.00
+ 1.25 throwing
+ 84 picks by 2 right, 2 left 0.05 quilling
+ twist -----
+ 25% waste and shrinkage $5.30
+ lbs. 6.00 31.80
+ Weaving 9.00
+ Finishing and dyeing 5.00
+ Picking 1.00
+ Expenses 7.00
+ ------
+ $82.18
+ 5% discount
+ 5% selling expense
+ Divide by 90
+ Cost per yard = $0.9131
+
+ * * * *
+
+ Article--CREPE GEORGETTE Reed 50/2
+ (Taffeta weave) by 1 right, 1 left twist
+ Disp. 10 Width 40 in. 47 in. in reed
+ Warp--Ital. Ex. Class 16/18 Raw $5.20
+ 1.60
+ -----
+ 2-Thread hardtwist 75 turns $6.80 $36.72
+ 30% shrinkage and waste lbs. 5.40
+ Warping--4640/1 30/2 4760 at 4c. 1.90
+ Twisting--4700 at 50c. 600 meters .40
+ Filling--Same silk as warp
+ 100 picks by 2 right, 2 left
+ twist $5.20
+ 1.60
+ .10
+ ----
+ lbs. 5.00 $6.90 34.50
+ Weaving 15.00
+ Picking 1.00
+ Finishing and dyeing 6.00
+ ------
+ $95.52
+ Expenses 121/2% 11.94
+ -------
+ $107.46
+ Divide by 871/2
+ Cost per yard = $1.2281
+
+ [Page 110]
+CALCULATION BLANK
+
+ ARTICLE_____________________________________REED_____________________
+
+ DISP________________________________________WIDTH____________________
+
+ WARP_________________________________________________________________
+ | | | | |
+ --------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|--------
+ | | | | |
+ --------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|--------
+ | | | | |
+ --------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|--------
+ | | | | |
+ WARPING_____________________________________|___|___|___|___|________
+ | | | | |
+ TWISTING____________________________________|___|___|___|___|________
+ | | | | |
+ FILLING_____________________________________|___|___|___|___|________
+ | | | | |
+ ____________________________________________|___|___|___|___|________
+ | | | | |
+ WEAVING_____________________________________|___|___|___|___|________
+ | | | | |
+ PICKING_____________________________________|___|___|___|___|________
+ | | | | |
+ FINISHING___________________________________|___|___|___|___|________
+ | | | | |
+ EXPENSES____________________________________|___|___|___|___|________
+ | | | | |
+ | | | | |
+ --------------------------------------------+---+---+---+---+--------
+
+
+ PRICE PER YARD
+
+ [Page 111]
+INDEX
+
+ DRAWING-IN, 7
+ Straight Draws, 7
+ Skip Draws, 9
+ Point Draws, 9
+ Section Draws, 10
+ THE WEAVES AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION, 15
+ The Taffeta Weave, 17
+ Gros de Tours Weaves, 19
+ Serge Weaves, 20
+ Twill Weaves, 20
+ FILLING EFFECTS 21
+ Satin de Lyon, 21
+ Levantine, 21
+ Polonaise, 22
+ Serge grosse cote, 22
+ Serge Romaine, 23
+ Serge, 23
+ WARP EFFECTS, 25
+ Levantine, 25
+ EVENSIDED TWILLS, 26
+ Surah, 26
+ Croise, 26
+ POINTED TWILLS, 27
+ SATIN WEAVES, 32
+ Satine de Chine, 34
+ Satin Merveilleux, 34
+ 7 Harness Satin, 35
+ Duchesse, 35
+ IRREGULAR SATINS, 39
+ Satin Ture, 39
+ Satin a la Reine, 40
+ DERIVATIVE WEAVES, 41
+ From the Taffeta, 41
+ From the Twills, 43
+ From the Satin Weave, 46
+ Cannele and Repp Weaves, 49
+ DOUBLE FACED FABRICS, 55
+ Warp Effects, 55
+ FILLING EFFECTS, 58
+ Pekins, 60
+ Bayaderes, 63
+ [Page 112]
+ Checks and Plaids, 65
+ DECOMPOSITION, 67
+ The Weave, 68
+ Length and Width of the Fabric, 68
+ The Stock and Its Dye, 69
+ Reed Calculation, 70
+ Drawing-in the Warp in Harness and Reed, 70
+ Warping Ticket, 71
+ Harness Arrangement, 71
+ Reduction of the Filling, 71
+ Calculation of Warp and Filling, 71
+ Finishing, 72
+ Calculation of Cost, 72
+ DISPOSITIONS, 75
+ JACQUARD WEAVES, 100
+ Box Loom Weaves Including Crepes, 100
+ Manufacturing Costs, 101
+ CALCULATIONS, 103
+ Calculation Blank, 110
+
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