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Title: Textile school catalog, 1915-1916
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Subjects: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art--School catalogs Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art--School catalogs Philadelphia Museum School of Art--School catalogs Philadelphia Museum College of Art--School catalogs Philadelphia College of Art-- School catalogs Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts--School catalogs University of the Arts--School catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Contributing Library: University of the Arts (Philadelphia), University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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n. Comparisonsare duly made between the harness shedding motion and theJacquard. Mounting.—The French and English systems of mounting ortying-up are thoroughly explained. Combinations of the variousorders of these systems are made in actual practice, as well as calcu-lations for the laying out of textures in the comberboard. Designing.—The making of sketches for various textures andtie-ups.—The use of squared design paper.—Principles of enlargingsketches. Card Stamping.—The principles of card stamping and lacing.—Fingering for French, American and fine index stamping machines.—Card-stamping directions. CHEMISTRY For outline of work in this subject, see Chemistry I, page 85. TEXTILE FIBRES For outline of work in this subject, see Dyeing I, page 89. COTTON YARN MANUFACTURE The chief advantage of school training in this subject does notlie in the actual operation of machines, but rather in the knowledgeof how to adjust the parts of the machines to suit varying conditions 47
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REGULAR COURSE—SECOND YEAR necessitated by different lengths of fibre and counts of yarn, in orderthat the machines may be run to the best advantage. The use andstructure of each portion of the machines is studied in its relation tothe other parts with reference to its effect on the product. Startingwith the desire to produce a certain yarn, all the necessary calcula-tions of speed and delivery are made, so that the proper amount ofwork may be done at each operation and the fibre handled with theleast amount of injury and waste. The knowledge of how to blendfibres and produce yarns makes the person who is also familiar withdesigning and weaving exceptionally valuable, either as designer, asoverseer of weaving or of carding and spinning, or in those positionsin which men are expected to superintend all three of these opera-tions. The following is an outline of the scope of the subject: Varieties of Cotton.—Their characteristics and uses.—The adaptation ofvarious cottons to differ

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