The history and principles of weaving by hand and by power
A 1879 London technical treatise by Alfred Barlow on hand weaving and power looms, published by S. Low for students and working weavers. Its pictures are line diagrams of warp and weft threads, heald and harness arrangements, a loom mechanism with cams and gears, and a common hand loom with treadles and pulleys, useful to a designer wanting woven structure or textile machinery motifs.



