Drawing-in frame
A drawing-in frame was a piece of equipment used in the cotton industry. It was the drawers-in job to thread each of ends on a new beam through the correct healds, and then though the reed. On a Lancashire loom weaving grey cloth, this was a simple but time-consuming task, but for a complex pattern on a Jacquard tapestry loom, great care was needed. To do this, the new beam was mounted on the back of a drawing-in frame, the healds were held next in a vertical position, and in front the reed would be clamped. This job was done by a reacher-in and a loomer. The reacher-in, who would be young and usually a boy, passed each end in order to the loomer, who threaded it through the healds and the reed.[1]
A 'drawer-in' was sometimes referred to as a beamer.[2] The drawers-in sat between the two beams on low three legged stool, head and shoulders at beam height and so surrounded was humorously given the nickname “Yutick’s nest.”[2]
References
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Citations
- ^ Graham 2008, pp. 79–82, 168.
- ^ a b "The Yutick's Nest". Cotton Town. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
Bibliography
- Graham, Stanley (2008). Bancroft:The story of a Pennine weaving shed. lulu.com. ISBN 9 781409-255789.
- Greenhalgh, David (2005). "Weaving Process". Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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