PART II.— The Technolog-y of Spinning or the Conversion of Textile Raw
Materials Into Yam.
Spinniso V'eoitabi.e Raw .^L\T^KlAl.s. Cotton Spinning — Installation of a Cotton
Mill — Spinning Waste Cotton and Waste Cotton Yarns — Flax Spinning — Fine Spinnmt( — Tow-
Spinning — Hemp Spinning — Spinning Hemp Tow String — Jute Spinning — Spinning Jute Line
Yam — Utilising Jute Waste.

PART III.— Splnninir Animal Raw Materials.

Spinning Carded Woollen Narn -Finishing Yarn — Worsted Spinning — Finishing Worsted
Yam — .ArtiKcial Wool or Shoddy Spinning — Shoddy and .Mungo .Manufacture— Spinning
Shoddy nnd other Wool Siihstitvites— Spinning W.istc Silk — Chappc Silk— Fine Spinning —
Index.

GRAMMAR OF TEXTILE DESIGN. By H. Nisbet,
Weaving and Designing Master, Bolton .Municipal Technical School.
Demy 8vo. 280 pp. 4W Illustrations and Diajjrams. Price (is. net.
(Post free, 6s. 4d. home; (is. (id. aiiroad.)
Contents.

Chapter I., lNTHOl>t.CTiON.— lienerai Principle of Fabric Structure and the u»c of IX->ign
Paper.

Chapter II., The Plain Weavi; and its .MoDiriCATioNB.— Tha Plain, Calico, or
Tabby Weave. — Firmness of Texture — Variety of Texture- Variety of Form : Kilibcd I-abncs
— Corded F.ihncs- .Matt Weaves.

Chapter III., Twii.i. and Kisi)Ri:i) Weaves. — ClassiKcation of Twill Weaves.— l. Con>
tinuous Twills— (<0 ir<ir/v-/ii(V /;.i//s— (6) WcllliUc Tuilli—U) \i\irf,a<ui \\(ft-ia<t Iwilli—
The Angle of Twill — Influences affecting the Prominence of Twills and Kindrrd Weaves (ii|
Character of Weave, {b) Character of \ am, (i) .Yi(iM/.#r <./ ihrta.is /•, r huh, (,<) lhttitu<n of
Tutit III l<(lat\nn tn the Direction of I t.ist iii 1 .ini— a. Zlfzaf or Wavy TwIIU— J. Re»
arrang-ed Twills: Satin Weaves— Table of Intervals of Selection f..r the Consiruclion of
Satin Weaves— Corkscrew Twills-Kearrangcment of Twill Wc.i%.s on .S.itin -ind other
Bases- 4. Combined Twills— 5. Broken Twills— ft. Flifured or Ornamented Twills.

Chapter IV., Diamond am> Kindhkd Weaves.- Lilamond Weaves. — Honeycomb and
Kindred Weaves — Brighton Weaves — Sponge Weaves — Hucka-Hack and Kindred Weave*-
Grecian Weaves — Linear Zig/ag Weaves.

Chapter V., BfDiom) Comds. — I'lain Calico-ribbed Bedford Cord« — Plain Twillnbhcd
Bedford Cords— Figured Bedford Cords— Tabiilalcd Bata of Parfculars relating to the .Manu-
facture of Seventeen V;iri.>tu-s of Medf.irJ Cord labrics described in this Chapter.

[Continiifd on ntxl page



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CONTENTS OF " GRAMMAR OF TEXTILE DESIGN "—

coiit'niiied.

Chapter VI.. Backed Fabrics. — Weft-backed Fabrics — Warp-backed Fabrics — Reversible
or Double-faced Fabrics.

Chapter VII., Fustians. — Varieties of Fustians. — Imperials or Swansdowns — Cantoons
or Diagonals — .Moleskins — Beaverteens — Velveteens and Velveteen Cutting — Ribbed or
Corded Velveteen — Figured Velveteen — Corduroy — Figured Corduroy — Corduroy Cutting
Machines.

Chapter VIII., Terry Pile Fabrics. — .Methods of producing Terry Pile on Textile Fab-
rics — Terry-forming Devices — Varieties of Terry Fabrics— Action of the Reed in Relation to
Shedding — Figured Terry Weaving — Practical Details of Terry Weaving.

Chapter IX., Gauze and Lend Fabrics. — Gauze, Net Leno, and Leno Brocade
Varieties of Cross=Weaving.- — Plain Gauze, and a Heald Gauze or Leno Harness — Net
Leno Fabrics — Gauze and Net Leno Figuring by means of several Back Standard Healds to
each Doup Heald— Leno Specialities produced by a System of Crossing Warp Ends in
front of tiie Reed — A Device for the Production of Special Leno Effects — Full Cross Leno
Fabrics — Relative Merits of a Top and a Bottom Doup Harness— Relative Merits of Different
Types of Dobbies for Gauze and Leno Fabrics— Shaking Devices for Leno Weaving — Practical
Details of Leno Weaving— Tempered Steel-wire Doup Harnesses for Cross=weaving —
Mock or Imitation Leno Fabrics.

Chapter X., TissuE, Lappet, and Swivel Figuring; also Ondulk Effects, and
Looped Fabrics. — Tissue Fig-uring- Madras Muslin Curtains — Lappet Figuring- — Spot
Lappet Figuring — Swivel Figuring — Woven Ondule Effects— Loom for Weaving Ondulfi
Effects— Weft Ondule Effects— Looped Fabrics. — Index.

ART NEEDLEWORK AND DESIGN. POINT LACE. A

Manual of Applied Art for Secondary Schools and Continuation Classes.
By M. E. Wilkinson. Oblong quarto. With 22 Plates. Bound in
Art Linen. Price 3s. 6d. net. (Post free, 3s. lOd. home; 4s. abroad.)
Contents.

Sampler of Lace Stitches — Direct ons for work ng Point Lace, tracing Patterns, etc. —
List of Materials and Implements required for working. Plates I., Simple Lines, Straight and
Slanting, and Designs formed from them. II., Patterns formed from Lines in previous
Lesson. III., Patterns formed from Lines in previous Lesson. IV., Simple Curves, and
Designs formed from them. V., Simple Leaf form, and Designs^formed from it. VI., Ele,
mentary Geometrical forms, with Definitions. VII., Exercises on previous Lessons. VIII.,
Filling of a Square, Oblong and Circle with Lace Stitches. IX., Design for Tie End, based
on simple Leaf form. X., Lace Butterflies (Freehand). XL, Twenty simple Designs evolved
from Honiton Braid Leaf. XII., Design for Lace Handkerchief, based on previous Lesson.
XIII., Design for Tea-cosy. XIV., Freehand Lace Collar. XV., Freehand Lace Cuff (to
match). XVI., Application of Spray from Lesson XL XVII., Adaptation of Curves within
a Square, for Lace Cushion Centre. XVIII., Conventional Spray for corner of Tea-cloth.
XIX., Geometrical form for Rosebowl D'Oyley, to be originally filled in. XX., Geometrical
form for Flower-vase D'Oyley, to be originally filled in. Each Lesson contains Instructions
for Working, and application of new Stitches from Sampler.

HOME LACE-MAKING. A Handbook for Teachers and

Pupils. By M. E. W. iMiLROY. Crown 8vo. 64 pp. With 3 Plates
and 9 Diagrams. Price Is. net. (Post free, Is. 3d. home ; Is. 4d.
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THE CHEMISTRY OP HAT MANUFACTURING. Lee-

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Crown 8vo. 132 pp. 16 Illustrations. Price 7s. 6d. net. (Post free,
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THE TECHNICAL TESTING OF YARNS AND TEX-
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Edition. Sixty-nine Illustrations. 200 pp. Demy 8vo. Price 10s. 6d.
net. (Post free, 10s. lOd. home; lis. abroad.)

DECORATIVE AND FANCY TEXTILE FABRICS.

By R. T. Lord. For Manufacturers and Designers of Carpets, Damask,
Dress and all Textile Fabrics. 200 pp. Demy 8vo. 132 Designs and
Illustrations. Price7s.6d.net. (Post free, 7s. lOd. home; 8s. abroad.)

THEORY AND PRACTICE OF DAMASK WEAVING.

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TEXTIIJ: \MH)KS—.i>iilinnc,l.

Contents.
The Various Sorts ol Damask I nbrlcs Drill (Tickint;. MunJI<i<>nimu.lr. U hole
Dumask for Tabli-cliUhH— D.imusk «ilh (itnund- and Ci>nncclinu««rp I hrraJ* -l-iirnilur«
Danuisk— Lampas or Mannmn-.-Cluirih I >un)a<.kH -The Manufacture of U'holc Damask
— Dumask Arranijenicnt \\i:liunil wuhout Crii-.sShcddirn{ The Allervd I', i .n;^

The Principle of the C.irntrr l-iftinft Cord— The Uollcr I'nnciplc- The i f the

JacquarJ with the so i-allc-d Damask Maihinc The Sivcial Damask .Mai.h • i.ina-

tion of Tu.i TsiM^-..

FAULTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WOOLLEN
GOODS AND THEIR PREVENTION. By Nicolas

Iv'i.isiU'. 'ri;iii>l:iti.\l iViiiu till' SiLoiul (iiiin.ui lulition. Cri»wn Svo.
Sixty-tlirec llkistratiuns. 170 pp. I'ricc 5s. net. (I'tist free. .Ss. Jd.
home; 5s. M. al->r(>;iil.|

Contents.

Improperly Chosen Raw .Material or Improper .Mixtures -\Vron>{ Treatment of the
Material in Washinn, Carbonisation, Dr\ infj, D\einj; and Spinninj; — Improper Spacing of the
Goods in the Loom — W'ronj; I'lacini; of Colours - Wronn Weijjht or Width <if the (iood*
— Breaking of Warp and Weft Threads— Presence of Doubles, Singles. Thick. L<x>iic,
and too Hard Twisted Threads as well as Tangles, Thick Knots and the Like — Krroni in
Cross-weavinj; — Inequalities, i.c, Hands and Stripes — Dirty Morders — Defective Selvedges—
Holes and Buttons — Kuhbcd Places — Creases — Sp<Jts — Loose and Bad Colours — Badly Dyed
Selved^es^Hard Cioods — Brittle Cioods — Uneven (loods — Removal f)f Bands, Slripen.
Creases ;inil Spots.

SPINNING AND WEAVING CALCULATIONS, especially

relating to Woollens. I-'rom the tjermaii of N. Ki-;isi-;k. Thirty-four
Illustrations. Tables. 1(>0 pp. DcmvSvo. UK)4. PricclOs.txl.net.
(Post free, 10s. lOd. home: lis. abroad.)
Contents.

Calculating the Raw .Material- Proporlmn of Different Grades of Wool to l"urni»h a
Mixture at a Given Price — Quantity to Produce a Given Lent(th — Yarn Calculations — Yam
Number — Working Calculations — Calculating; the Reed Count — Cost of Weavinjj, etc.

WATERPROOFING OF FABRICS. By Dr. S. Mii;r/.inski.

Crown >S\i). 10) pp. '.9 llliis. I'ncc 5s. net. (Post free, 5s. 3d. home;
5s. 4d. abroad.)

Contents.

Introduction — Preliminary Treatment of the Fabric — Watcrpro»>(in>{ with Acetate of
Alumina — Impregnation of the Fabric — Drying — WaterpnxiKn^; witli Paraftin — Waterproolin({
with Ammonium Cuprate — Waterproolinn with .Metallic Oxides Coloured Waterproof
Fabrics — WaterprooKnn with Gelatine, Tannin. Cascinate of Lime and other Bodies — .Manu-
facture of T.irpaiilin— llntish Walcri-rootin^; Patcnls— liulcv.

HOW TO MAKE A WOOLLEN MILL PAY. By John

.Mackik. Crown 8vo. 76 pp. Price Ms. (id. net. (Post free. 3s. 9d.
home ; 3s. lOd. abroad.)

Contents.

Blends, Piles, or .Mixtures of Clean Scoured Wools— Dyed Wool Bo4ik— The Order Book
— Pattern Duplicate Books — .Mananement and Oversight— Constant Inspection of .Mill De-
partments — Importance of Delivering Goods to Time, Shade, Strength, etc. — Plums.

(For " Textile Soaps (Utd Oils " see />. 7.)

Dyeing, Colour Printing,
Matching and Dyc-st nil's.

THE COLOUR PRINTING OF CARPET YARNS. .Manual

for Colour Chemists .md Te.xtilc Pniiiers. 15y D.wiD 1>ati:ksuN',
F.C.S. Seventeen Illustrations. 13(i pp. Demy 8vo. IVice 7s. 6d.
net. (Post free, 7s. lOd. home; Ss. abroad)
Contents.

Structure and Constitution of Wool Fibre Y.irn Scouring— Scouring .MatenaU— Water for
Scourin^;— Bleaching Carpet Yarns- Colour .Making for Yarn Printing -Colour Printing
Pastes— Colour Recipes for Yarn Printing— Science of Ctdour .Mixing .Matching of Colours
—"Hank" Printing— Printing Tapestry Carpet Yarns- Yarn Printing Steaming Printed
Yarns— Washing of Steamed Yarns— Aniline Colours Suitable for Yarn Printing— Glo»iu«r> of
Dyes and Dye-wares used in Wood Yarn Printing— Appendix.



22

THE SCIENCE OP COLOUR MIXING. A Manual in-
tended for the use of Dyers, Calico Printers and Colour Chemists. By
David Paterson, F.C.S. Forty-one Illustrations, Five Coloured Plates,
and Four Plates showings Eleven Dyed Specimens of Fabrics. 132

pp. Demy 8vo. Price 7s. 6d. net. (Post free, 7s. lUd. home ; 8s.
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Contents.

Colour a Sensation; Colours of Illuminated Bodies; Colours of Opaque and Transparent
Bodies ; Surface Colour — Analysis of Light ; Spectrum ; Homogeneous Colours ; Ready
Method of Obtaining a Spectrum — Examination of Solar Spectrum; The Spectroscope and
Its Construction ; Colourists' Use of the Spectroscope — Colour by Absorption ; Solutions and
Dyed Fabrics ; Dichroic Coloured Fabrics in Gaslight — Colour Primaries of the Scientist
versus the Dyer and Artist; Colour .Mixing by Rotation and Lye Dyeing; Hue, Purity,
Brightness; Tints; Shades, Scales, Tones, Sad and Sombre Colours — Colour Mixing; Pure
and Impure Greens, Orange and Violets; Large Variety of Shades from few Colours; Con-
sideration of the Practical Primaries: Red, Yellow and Blue — Secondary Colours; Nomen-
clature of Violet and Purple Group; Tints and Shades of Violet; Changes in Artificial Light
— Tertiary Shades ; Broken Hues; Absorption Spectra of Tertiary Shades — Appendix : Four
Plates with Dyed Specimens Illustrating Text — Index.

DYERS' MATERIALS : An Introduction to the Examination,
Evaluation and Application of the most important Substances used in
Dyeing, Printing, Bleaching and Finishing. By Paul Heerhan, Ph.D.
Translated from the German by A. C. Wright, M.A. (Oxon.), B.Sc.
(Lond.). Twenty-four Illustrations. Crown Svo. 150 pp. Price 5s.
net. (Post free, 5s. 4d. home ; 5s. 6d. abroad.)

COLOUR MATCHING ON TEXTILES. A Manual in-
tended for the use of Students of Colour Chemistry, Dyeing and
Textile Printing. By David Paterson, F.C.S. Coloured Frontis-
piece. Twenty-nine Illustrations and Fourteen Specimens of Dyed
Fabrics. Demy Svo. 132 pp. Price 7s. 6d. net. (Post free, 7s. lOd.
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Contents.

Colour Vision and Structure of the Eye^Perception of Colour — Primary and Comple-
mentary Colour Sensations — Daylight for Colour .Matching — Selection of a Good Pure Light
—Diffused Daylight, Direct Sunlight, Blue Skylight, Variability of Daylight, etc., etc.—
Matching of Hues — Purity and Luminosity of Colours — Matching Bright Hues — Aid of Tinted
Films — .Matching Difficulties .Arising from Contrast — Examination of Colours by Reflected
and Transmitted Lights — Effect of Lustre and Transparency of Fibres in Colour Alatching
— Matching of Colours on Velvet Pile — Optical Properties of Dye-stuffs, Dichroism, Fluor-
escence — Use of Tinted Mediums — Orange Film — Defects of the Eye — Yellowing of the Lens
— Colour Blindness, etc. — Matching of Dyed Silk Trimmings and Linings and Bindings — Its
Difficulties — Behaviour of Shades in Artificial Light — Colour Matching of Old Fabrics, etc. —
Examination of Dyed Colours under the Artificial Lights — Electric Arc, .Magnesium and Dufton,
Gardner Lights, Welsbach, Acetylene, etc. — Testing Qualities of an Illuminant — Influence
of the Absorption Spectrum in Changes of Hue under the Artificial Lights — Study of the
Causes of Abnormal iModifications of Hue, etc.

COLOUR: A HANDBOOK OF THE THEORY OF
COLOUR. By George H. Hurst, F.C.S. With Ten
Coloured Plates and Seventy-two Illustrations. 160 pp. Demy Svo.
Price 7s. 6d. net. (Post free, 7s. lOd. home ; 8s. abroad.)

Contents.

Colour and Its Production— Cause of Colour in Coloured Bodies— Colour Pheno=
mena and Theories— The Physiology of Light— Contrast— Colour in Decoration and
Design— Measurement of Colour.

Reissue of
THE ART OF DYEING WOOL, SILK AND COTTON.

Translated from the French of .M. Hellot, M. .Macquer and M. LE
Pileur D'Apligny. First Published in English in 1789. Six Plates.
Demy Svo. 446 pp. Price 5s. net. (Post free, 5s. 6d. home; 6s.
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Contents.
Part I., The Art of Dyeing Wool and Woollen Cloth, Stuffs, Yarn, Worsted, etc.
Part II., The Art of Dyeing Silk. Part III , The Art of Dyeing Cotton and Linen
Thread, together with the Method of Stamping 5ilks, Cottons, etc.



23

THE CHEMISTRY OF DYE STUFFS. Hy Dr. Gv.our, Von

(ji:<iK(.n;\ K s Tfaiisl.itcil IVom tin- Scioiul (ici'man Edition. 412 pp.
Oomy Svo. Price 10s. (hI. net. (Post fixe, lis. home; 1 Is. txl. abroad.)
Contents.

IntriHluction — Coal Tur— InlermcJiiitc I'rodiict* in the M. ' "■ " Th€
Artiticiul l)y«.-»tuff» (Coal-tar Dyes) NitroHn I)>efituff»— Nit ■ ^ff* -
Substantive Cottiin Dye-stuffs A<oiiystill>ene Dye stuffs ii lc« —
Triphenylmelhane Dye-stuffs Kosolic Acid Dyc-stutfs — Xanllu-m li Dye-
stuffs— FlavoncsOxykelone Dyc-stuffs-\)uiniiline and Acridinr undc
or Diphenylamine Dye-stuffs- -The A/ine (iroup KurhiKlines, S.ii . ne» —
' Eurhiidines — Safranines - yuinoxalines — Indigo Dye-stuffs of Lnkiio'.in (. .■ii-.iauiion —
Sulphur or Sulphino Dye stuffs Development of the ArtiRcial Dyc-nluff lndu»try— Ths
Natural Dye-stuffs— .\\incral Colours- Index.

THE DYEING OF COTTON FABRICS: A I^ractical

H.iiuibiKik tor the Dseraiui Stmlciit. My Ikanm-in Hkkch, Practical
Colourist and Cliemist. 'll'l pp. Forty-four Illustrations of Bleaching
and Dyeinjj .Machinery. Deniy Svo. Price 7s. M. net. (Post free,
7s. lOd. home: 8s. abroad.!

Contents.

Structure and Chemistry of the Cotton Fibre -Scouring and HIeachini; of Cotton -Dycmd
.Machmery and Dyeing Manipulations — Principles and Practice of Cotton Dyeing — Direct
Dyeing: Direct Dyeing followed by Fixation with .Metallic Salts; Direct Dyeing followed by
Fixation with Developers: Direct Dyeing followed by i-ixation with Couplers; Dyeing on
Tannic .Mordant: Dyeing on .Metallic .Mordant; Production of Colour Direct upon Cotton
Fibres; Dyeing Cotton by Impregnation with Dye-stuff Solution— Dyeing Cnion (.Mixed Cotton
and \V<H>1| Fabrics— Dyeing Half SilU (Cotton-Silk, Satin) FabncH — Operations following
Dyeing Washing, Soaping, Drying -Testing of the Colour of Dyed Fabricii — l-^xpcrimental
Dyeing and Comparative Dye Testing — Index.

The book cont;iins numerous reci|u-s for the production on Cotton F.ibncs of all kind* of m
great range of colours,

THE DYEING OF WOOLLEN FABRICS. By Fhanki.in

Bi:i:cii. Practical Colourist and Chemist. Thirty-three Illustrations.
Demy Svo. 228 pp. Price 7s. Hd. net. (Post free, 7s. lOd. home ;
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Contents.

The Wool Fibre— Structure, Composition and I'roperties— Processes Preparatory to Dyeing
— Scouring and Bleaching of Wool — Dyeing .Machinery and D>eing .Manipulations- Ijiose
Wool Dyeing, Yarn Dyeing and Piece Dyeing .Machinery —The' Principles and Praclae of
Wool Dyeing— Properties of Wool Dyeing— .Methods of W<miI Dyeing -Ciroups of D>c«—
Dyeing with the Direct Dyes— Dyeing with Basic Dyes— Dyeing with Acid Dyes -Dyeing
with .Mordant Dyes— Level Dyeing— Blacks on W<k>I— Keds on Wool— .Mordanting of Wool-
Orange Shades on Wool— Yellow Shades on Wool— ("ireen Shades on WtHil— Blue Shades on
Wool— Violet Shades on Wool— Brown Shades on Wool— .Nlodc Colours on Wool— Dyeing
Union (Mixed Cotton Wool) Fabrics— Dyeing of Gloria— Operations following Dyeing -
Washing. Soaping, Dry ing— Hxpcrimcntal Dyeing and Comparative Dye Testing— Testing of
the Colour of Dyed Fabrics — Index.

Bleaching and Washini;.

A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE BLEACHING OF
LINEN AND COTTON YARN AND FABRICS. By

L. Tailfkk, Chemical and Mechanical Engineer. Translated from the
French by John Geddks .McIstosii. Demy Svo. IW.i pp. Twenty
Illus. Price 12s. Hd. net. (Post free, 13s. home; 13s. tid. abroad.)

Cotton Spinnin*; and Conibin«;.

COTTON SPINNING (1-irst Year). liy Th.)M\>. Tmokm.i-y,
Spinning; .Master, Molton Technical School, ik) pp. Einhty-f«>ur Illus-
trations. Crown Svo. Second Impression. Price 3s. net. il'ost ii.-c,
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Contents.

Syllabus and Kxamination Papers ot the City and Ciuilds of London Institult Culli\a-
tion, Classification, C.inning, Baling and Mixing of the Raw Cotton Bale- Breakers, .Mixing
Lattices and Hopper Feeders- i )pcnin^,' and Scutch. ng-Carding— Indexes.



24

COTTON SPINNING (Intermediate, or Second Year). By
Thomas Thornley. Second Impression. 180 pp. Seventy Illustra-
tions. Crown 8vo. Price 5s. net. (Post free, 5s. 4d. home; 5s. 6d.
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Contents.

Syllabuses and Examination Papers oF the City and Guilds of London Institute — The
Combing Process — The Drawing Frame — Bobbin and Fly Frames — Mule Spinning — Ring
Spinning — General Indexes.

COTTON SPINNING (Honours, or Third Year). By Thomas
Thornley. 216 pp. Seventy-four Illustrations. Crown 8vo. Second
Edition. Price 5s. net. (Post free, 5s. 4d» home ; 5s. 6d. abroad.)

Contents.

Syllabuses and Examination Papers of the City and Guilds of London Institute — Cotton —
The Practical Manipulation of Cotton Spinning Machinery — Doubling and Winding — Reeling
— Warping — Production and Costs — Main Driving — Arrangement of Machinery and Mill
Planning — Waste and Waste Spinning — Indexes.

COTTON COMBING MACHINES. By Thos. Thornley,
Spinning Master, Technical School, Bolton. Demy 8vo. 117 Illustra-
tions. 300 pp. Price 7s. 6d. net. (Post free, 8s. home ; 8s. 6d. abroad.)
Contents.

The Sliver Lap Machine and the Ribbon Cap Machine — General Description of the Heilmann
Comber — The Cam Shaft — On the Detaching and Attaching Mechanism of the Comber —
Resetting of Combers — The Erection of a Heilmann Comber — Stop Motions: Various Calcu-
lations — Various Notes and Discussions — Cotton Combing Machines of Continental Make —
Index.

Flax, Hemp and Jute Spinning.

MODERN FLAX, HEMP AND JUTE SPINNING AND
TWISTING. A Practical Handbook for the use of Flax,
Hemp and Jute Spinners, Thread, Twine and Rope Makers. By
Herbert R. Carter, Mill Manager, Textile Expert and Engineer,
Examiner in Flax Spinning to the City and Guilds of London
Institute. Demy 8vo. 1907. With 92 Illustrations. 200 pp. Price
7s. 6d. net. (Post free, 7s. 9d. home ; Ss. abroad.)

Contents.

Raw Fibre.— Origin of Flax— Hemp and Jute Fibre— Description of the Plants— .Mode of
Cultivation — Suitable Climate and Soil — Sowing — Harvesting — Rippling Flax and Hemp —
Water Retting — Dew Retting — Extraction of the Fibre — Marketing the Fibre — Bracquing —
Flax, Hemp and Jute Marks — Comparative Prices — Ports of Export — Trade Centres — Fibre
Selling Conditions — Duty on Fibre — Fibre Exports. Hackling'. — Sorting and Storing the
Raw Fibre — Softening Hemp and Jute — Jute Batching — Cutting — Piecing Out — Roughing —
Hackling by Hand and .Machine — Tippling — Sorting — Ventilation of Hackling Rooms. Sliver
Formation. — Spreading Line — Heavy Spreading System — Good's Combined Hackle and
Spreader — Jute Breaking and Carding — Flax and Hemp Tow Carding — Bell Calculation —
Clock System— Theory of Spreading. Line and Tow Preparing.— Drawing and Doubling
— Draft Calculation— Set Calculation — Tow Combing — Compound Systems — Automatic Stop
Motions and Independent Heads — Details of Preparing .Machinery — Ventilation — Humidifica-
tion. Qili Spinning. — Gill Spinning for Shoe Threads, Rope Yarns, Binder and Trawl
Twines — The Automatic Gill Spinner — Rope and Reaper Yarn Numbering. Tile Flax,
Hemp and Jute Roving' Frame. — Bobbin Winding — Differential .Motion — Twist Calculation
— Practical Changing— Rove Stock. Dry and Half-Dry Spinning.— Flyer and Ring
Frames — Draft and Twist Calculation — Bobbin Dragging — Reaches — Set of Breast Beam
and Tin-rod. Wet Spinning of Flax, Hemp and Tow — Hot and Cold Water Spinning —
Improvements in the Water Trough — Turn off and Speed of Spindles — Reaches — Belting —
Band Tying — Tape Driving — Oiling — Black Threads — Cuts per Spindle — Ventilation of the
Wet Spinning Room. Yarn Department.— Reeling— Cop Winding— Cheese and Spool
Winding — Balling Shoe Thread, Reaper Yarn, etc. — Yarn Drying and Conditioning — Yarn
Bundling — Yarn Baling — Weight of Yarn — Yarn Tables — Duty on Yarn Imports. Manufac^
ture of Tiireads, Twines and Cords. — Hank Winding — Wet and Dry Twisting— Cabling-
Fancy Yarns— Twine Lq^-ing- Sizing and Polishing Threads and Twines — Softening Threads
—Skeining Threads— Balling Twines — Leeson's Universal Winder — Randing Twines — Spool-
ing Sewing Threads— Comparative Prices of Flax and Hemp Cords, Lines and Threads.
Rope Making. — Construction of Hawsers and Cables — Stranding — Laying and Closing —
Compound Rope .Machines — Rules for Rope Makers^Weight of Ropes — Balling and Coiling
Ropes. Mechanical Department. — Boilers, Engines and Turbines — Power Transmission
by Belts and Ropes — Electric Light and Power Transmission— Fans — Oils and Oiling —
Repairs— Fluting. Mill Construction.— Flax, Hemp and Jute Spinning Mills and Ropeworks
— Heating — Roofs — Chimneys, etc.



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Collieries and 3lines.

RECOVERY WORK AFTER PIT FIRES. By I^^ohkrt

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