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articles
Baldwin's Textile Designer
Manufacture of Two-Colored Yarns and Fabrics, ---. Baldwin's Textile Designer, Vol. 2, No. 1 (January 1889), 1 page. Posted January 25, 2004. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 444 KB PDF
Dictionnaire des Arts et Manufactures et de L'Agriculture
Fil de Laine Floche [Glossy Wool Yarn], ---. Dictionnaire des Arts et Manufactures et de L'Agriculture, 1891, 2 pages. Posted October 11, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 560 KB PDF
Encyclopedia Britannica, 8th ed.
Yarn, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 6th Ed., 1823, 1 page. Posted March 9, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 392 KB PDF
Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed.
Yarn, Fox, T. W. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed., 1911, 1 page. Posted June 23, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 632 KB PDF
Encyclopaedia Perthensis
Yarn-Mill, ---. Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1803, 3 pages. Posted June 21, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 764 KB PDF
Handweaver and Craftsman
What Kinds of Yarns for Handweaving? More than One Might Think, Brown, Myrtle. Handweaver and Craftsman, Vol. 1, No. 2 (May 1950), 4 pages. Note: Copyright expired. Posted April 1, 2005. CD (HWDA12). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2 MB PDF
Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary
Hank, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 25, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF
Printing Yarn, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 19, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF
Printing Yarn, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF
Reeling Machine, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF
Slasher, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 44 KB PDF
Yarn , ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 14, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 428 KB PDF
[Yarn], ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 2 pages. Note: Collected short articles. Posted August 9, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 444 KB PDF
Yarn Assorter, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 14, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 400 KB PDF
Yarn Assorter, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 400 KB PDF
Yarn Clearer, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 396 KB PDF
Yarn Dresser, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 14, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 488 KB PDF
Yarn Printer, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 14, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 428 KB PDF
Yarn Spooler, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 14, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 440 KB PDF
Yarn Tester, ---. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, 1876, 1 page. Posted September 14, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 428 KB PDF
Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary
Beaming Machine, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF
Yarn Flocking Machine, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted February 15, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF
Yarn Tester, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted February 15, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 432 KB PDF
Yarn Winder, ---. Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary, 1884, 1 page. Posted February 15, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 480 KB PDF
Master Weaver
Synthetic Yarns, ---. Master Weaver, No. 34 July 1957, 3 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. By permission. Posted July 15, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 636 KB PDF
Unusual Yarns - 2, ---. Master Weaver, No. 67 January 1963, 4 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. By permission. Posted July 15, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 672 KB PDF
Melliand
Effect of Yarn Twist and Weave on the General Appearance of a Fabric, Funke, Josef. The Melliand, Vol. 1, No. 2 (May 1929), 7 pages. Posted February 10, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1 MB PDF
Tensile Strength, Elasticity and Elongation in Yarns, Moeller, E. The Melliand, Vol. 1, No. 1 (April 1929), 4 pages. Posted July 5, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 748KB PDF
Rayon Fabrics Made of Cupra-Ammonium Yarns, Niemann, Otto. The Melliand, Vol. 1, No. 1 (April 1929), 2 pages. Posted July 5, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 516KB PDF
Minnesota Weaver
Of Fiber, ---. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 6 No. 11 (July 1981), 1 page. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 79 KB PDF
The TEX System of Yarn Sizing, Dokka, Peggy. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 1 No. 9 (Summer 1976), 1 page. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 475 KB PDF
Of Fiber - Combining Fibers in Weaving, Ingebretsen, Catherine. 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 481 KB PDF
Of Fiber - Yarn Sizes, Ingebretsen, Catherine. 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 468 KB PDF
The Rigid Heddle - Fibers for the Frameloom, Rither, Gloria. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 3 No. 7 (April 1978), 2 pages. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 580 KB PDF
New International Encyclopedia
Wood-Pulp Yarn, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 17, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 408 KB PDF
Yarn, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 17, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF
Rees's Cyclopaedia
Twine, ---. Rees's Cyclopedia, 1819, 1 page. Posted March 3, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 436 KB PDF
Textile World Journal
Details of Manufacture of Spun Silk Yarns, Hollis, J. W. Textile World Journal, Vol. 51, No. 46 (October 14, 1916), 2 pages. Posted February 15, 2004. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 876 KB PDF
Textile World Record
Manufacture of Fancy Yarn, Part 1, Dantzer, James and Charles Dantzer. Textile World Record, Vol. 30, No. 6 (January 1906), 7 pages. Note: Multi-part article. Part numbering is relative to the issues available. Posted August 21, 2003. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 672 KB PDF
Manufacture of Fancy Yarn, Part 2, Dantzer, James and Charles Dantzer. Textile World Record, Vol. 30, No. 6 (February 1906), 7 pages. Posted August 19, 2003. CD (HWDA09). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 752 KB PDF
Weaver
Leaves from a Weaver's Notebook, Fowle, Florence Cathcart. Weaver, Vol. 4 No. 2 (April 1939), 3 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 344 KB PDF
Know Thy Threads, Gallinger, Osma Couch. Weaver, Vol. 4 No. 1 (January 1939), 6 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 540 KB PDF
American Yarns… An Inspiration for Weavers, Part Two, Steinhoff, Mrs. Maria. Weaver, Vol. 1 No. 1 (January 1936), 7 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted September 2, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.1 MB PDF
Workers of the Nation
Cordage and Twine Industries, ---. Workers of the Nation: An Industrial Encyclopedia of the Occupations of the American People, 1906, 2 pages. Posted March 5, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 444 KB PDF
Zell's Encyclopedia
Worst Goods and Worsted Yarn, ---. Zell's Encyclopedia, 1876, 1 page. Posted April 25, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 396 KB PDF
Yarn, ---. Zell's Encyclopedia, 1876, 1 page. Posted January 9, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 420 KB PDF
books
---. I. C. S. Reference Library; Vol. 89: Yarns, International Correspondence Schools, 1906, 422 pages. Note: Scanned issues provided by Tess Parrish. Posted May 10, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. Part 1: File size 8.4 MB PDF. Part 2: File size 7.9 MB PDF.
---. I. C. S. Reference Library; Vol. 89: Yarns, International Correspondence Schools, 1906, 422 pages. Note: Scanned issues provided by Tess Parrish. Missing pages added and out-of-order pages corrected August 8, 2006. Posted August 6, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. Part 1: File size 9.3 MB PDF. Part 2: File size 8.7 MB PDF.
ephemera
Textile-related businesses
Sears, Roebuck, & Co. Catalog. Advertisement for carpet yarn, 1927, 1 page. Posted August 1, 2003. File size 516 KB PDF
Sears, Roebuck, & Co. Catalog. Advertisements for threads and yarns, 1908, 1 page. Posted August 1, 2003. File size 532 KB PDF
Bernat & Sons. Price list, August 1, 1935, 7 pages. Posted July 7, 2004. File size 516 KB PDF
Hughes Fawcett, Inc. Price list, August 1, 1935, 17 pages. Posted July 7, 2004. File size 1.3 MB PDF
Miscellaneous
Winding yarn. Picture postcard, 1 page. Posted August 19, 2003. File size 28 KB PDF
monographs
---. Reeling and Bailing, International Textbook Co., 35 pages. Note: Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish. Posted August 11, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.4 MB PDF
---. Winding, International Textbook Co., 36 pages. Note: Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish. Posted August 11, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.4 MB PDF
---. Yarns, Part 1, International Textbook Co., 46 pages. Note: Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish. Posted August 11, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.9 MB PDF
---. Yarns, Part 2, International Textbook Co., 53 pages. Note: Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish. Posted August 11, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2.1 MB PDF
patents
Fiber processing mechanisms
Improvement in Preparing Jute-Yarns, US00077073, Monach, James. April 21, 1868, 1 page. Posted September 12, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 444 KB PDF
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