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articles

Baldwin's Textile Designer

Early American Contributions to Textile Finishing Machinery, ---. Baldwin's Textile Designer, Vol. 2, No. 3 (March 1889), 1 page. Posted January 25, 2004. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 552 KB PDF


Chambers's Encyclopedia

Calendering, ---. Chambers's Encyclopedia Supplement, 1881, 1 page. Posted February 4, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 456 KB PDF


Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed.

Calender, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 1 page. Posted February 1, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF


Finishing, Brown, Thomas. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 5 pages. Posted September 1, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.1 MB PDF


Handweaver and Craftsman

Finishing Handwoven Fabrics, Lucey, Edmund A. Handweaver and Craftsman, Vol. 1, No. 2 (May 1950), 3 pages. Note: Copyright expired. Posted April 1, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF


Iconographic Encyclopaedia of the Arts and Sciences

Textile Machinery, ---. Iconographic Encyclopaedia of the Arts and Sciences, 1885, 62 pages. Posted July 10, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 7.6 MB PDF


Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary

Calendering, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted June 19, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 424 KB PDF


Calendering Machine, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted June 19, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 440 KB PDF


Cloth Press, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted May 11, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 416 KB PDF


Clothing, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted May 11, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 396 KB PDF


[Finishing], ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Note: Collected short articles. Posted August 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 520 KB PDF


Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary

Beetling Machine, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 2 pages. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 516 KB PDF


Calendring Machine, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 424 KB PDF


Melliand

Increasing Production and Decreasing Cost in Putting Up Piece Goods: How One Finishing Plant Has Reorganized for Quality Production and Increased Quantity, Longfield, Reynolds. The Melliand, Vol. 1, No. 1 (April 1929), 10 pages. Posted July 20, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.2 MB PDF


Extraneous Objects in Gray Cotton Goods: A Source of Trouble for Weaver and Finisher Alike, Martini, C. The Melliand, Vol. 1, No. 1 (April 1929), 7 pages. Posted July 20, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.3 MB PDF


Minnesota Weaver

Joinings, Hanging Devices, ---. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 2 No. 7 (April 1977), 1 page. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 478 KB PDF


The Rigid Heddle - Large Projects Part 2, ---. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 2 No. 7 (April 1977), 1 page. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 468 KB PDF


Of Fiber - Fabric Finishes, Broughton, Rose. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 2 No. 5 (February 1977), 1 page. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 485 KB PDF


Garments - Seams, Surfaces and Closings for Garments, Rither, Gloria. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 3 No. 8 (May 1978), 2 pages. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 561KB PDF


The Rigid Heddle- Finishing, Swanson, Dianne. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 2, No. 2 (October 1976), 2 pages. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 673 KB PDF


New International Encyclopedia

Beetling, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 10, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF


Calendering, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 10, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 436 KB PDF


Posselt's Textile Journal

Bleaching, Dyeing and Finishing of Knit Goods, Posselt, E. A. Posselt's Textile Journal, 1907, 5 pages. Posted February 5, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 948 KB PDF


Dyeing, Bleaching, Finishing, Etc., Posselt, E. A. Posselt's Textile Journal, 1907, 2 pages. Posted February 17, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 908 KB PDF


Rees's Cyclopaedia

Calender, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 1 page. Posted February 7, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 436 KB PDF


Textiles

Dyeing, Bleaching and Finishing, ---. Textiles, Vol. 15, 2 pages. Posted December 18, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 712 KB PDF


Dyeing, Bleaching and Finishing, Part 1, Ganswindt, A. Textiles, July 1919, 2 pages. Note: Regular feature; part numbering is relative. Posted August 1, 2003. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 668 KB PDF


Dyeing, Bleaching and Finishing, Part 1, Ganswindt, A. Textiles, August 1919, 2 pages. Note: Regular feature; part numbering is relative. Posted August 1, 2003. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 728 KB PDF


Weaver

The Finish of Edges, Atwater, Mary M. Weaver, Vol. 7 No. 2 (July 1942), 4 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 395 KB PDF


Bag in Featherstitch Technique, Hayes, Bertha Gray. Weaver, Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-February 1941), 3 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 255 KB PDF


Bag Making, Hillman, Jane H. Weaver, Vol. 2 No. 3 (July 1937), 1 page. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 89 KB PDF


Zell's Encyclopedia

Beetling, ---. Zell's Encyclopedia, 1876, 1 page. Posted April 11, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 396 KB PDF


books

Beaumont, Roberts. The Finishing of Textile Fabrics, Scott, Greenwood & Son, 1909, 278 pages. Posted April 6, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. Part 1: File size 7.4 MB PDF. Part 2: File size 6.8 MB PDF. Part 3: File size 9.7 MB PDF.


Nisbet, Harry. Theory of Sizing, Manchester: Emmot & Co., Limited, 1912, 100 pages. Posted April 9, 2002. CD (CWDA04). SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. File size 5 MB PDF


Schams, J. Handbuch der Schlichterei, Verlag von Bernb. Friedr. Voigt, 1908, 164 pages. Note: Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish. Posted November 24, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. Part 1: File size 13.9 MB PDF. Part 2: File size 8.5 MB PDF.


illustrations

Diderot, Denis and John Le Rond d'Alembert. Encyclopedia: Weaving Plates, Part VIII -- Finish Treatment/Apprêts, 1763, 12 pages. Note: Contributed by Philippe Demoule. Posted June 19, 2002. CD (CWDA05). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.5 MB PDF


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