British 1840s depiction the Progress of Cotton
British 1840s depiction the Progress of Cotton, by Richard Barfoot, 9 of 12. Reeding or drawing in. Women pull the spun thread wrapped on a Beam of Warp Yarn through the vertical spaces in the Reed. The reed is part of a weaving loom, and resembles a comb, and separates and spaces the warp threads, which guide the shuttles motion across the loom. It also pushes the weft threads into place
Picture No
13125243
Media ID
45373673
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2700px x 2196px
(1.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
