Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-04-20

the yarn has acquired the right color
be submits skein Of it TO the chief
dyer If he passes it the batch of
warn is steamed in order to "set" the
dye, and is then washed and dried in
another hot room, and then the yarn
is at last ready for the loom.
A Brussels carpet usually contains
five colors. This is accomplished by
filling five cranes" with spuols of
yarn, each frame being filled with
yarn Of one color. The threads are
carried from each spool through the
"hedde" to the loom. Above, the
jacquard" a part of the m achine of
intricate construction, determines just
which threads are raised at a partic-
ular moment so as to appear in the
pattern. Thus Brussels is woven,
the pattern growing like magic as the
shuttle flies back and forth. every
part of the complicated machinery Of
the loom moving at its appointed
time and place as if inspired with in
telligence
The printing process is even more
wonderful. Imagine huge drum,
on which the yarn is wound Be-
meath it runs a carriage carrying q
kind Of brush loaded with color. The
color is charged as required by a
boy. The operator turns the drum
to certain point. ard at signal the
carriage rolls across under the drum,
painting narrow strip of color.
The drum moves a notch, and the
color brush flies back again, doubling
the width of the strip. The opera
tor follows the pattern before him, and
he must follow it neatly. If he
makes the strip of color too wide, and
if the color be dark so that another
can not be printed over it, the whole
drnm of yarn is spoiled and the blum
derer is fined 81.
When the yarn has all been print
ed it is steamed, washed and dried,
and then reeled. Now, it must be
"set" according to the pattern. This
is process requiring much pa.
tience and exactness, and the nimble
fingers of girls are employed to do it.
When pattern is "set," it is rolled
on a cylinder and then each thread
must be fixed into it's proper place in
the loom. Then the weaving begins
and the carpet begins to grow, every
dot Of color coming exactly where it
should to bring out the pattern clear.
| ly and distinctly. The most wonder.
fol thing about the loom is the
wire" movement. The machinery
pulls out from the woven carpet a
wire, armed with blade at its end
This blade cuts the wool and thus
makes the "pile" Then the wire is
pushed back and again thrust into
the warp, the whole movement being
accomplished with lightning like ra
pidity.
The carpet must then be carefully
scruntinized by women, who sew up
any broken threads; its surface mus,
be sheared and brushed by machine.
ry, SO as to make it perfectly even and
bright, and then it is ready for the
market.
The carpet manufacturers ol
Philadelphia, as rule, have pleasant
relations with their employees. most
of whom belong to the ranks of or
ganized labor. The factories are pro
yided with fire.escapes, driving belts
are in some cases shut up in separ.
ate shaft by themselves SO that cloth
ing can not be caught in them, and
various other precautions for the pro-
lection of life and limb are taken.
For example, in one factory there is
a bell in the engine-room connected
with wire running to every floor.
The engineers instructions are to
stop his engine as quickly as posi-
BILE when that bell rings. 1t is to be
rung only in case of accident.