The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth

The Jute Industry: From Seed to
Finished
by T. Woodhouse and
P. Kilgour

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Title: The Jute Industry: From Seed to Finished Cloth
Author: T. Woodhouse and P. Kilgour
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THE JUTE INDUSTRY

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PITMAN'S COMMON COMMODITIES AND INDUSTRIES
SERIES

THE JUTE INDUSTRY FROM SEED TO FINISHED CLOTH
BY T. WOODHOUSE
HEAD OF THE WEAVING AND DESIGNING DEPARTMENT,
DUNDEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND SCHOOL OF ART
FORMERLY MANAGER MESSRS. WALTON & CO., LINEN
MANUFACTURERS, BLEACHERS AND FINISHERS,

KNARESBOROUGH. AUTHOR OF "THE FINISHING OF JUTE
AND LINEN FABRICS," "HEALDS AND REEDS FOR WEAVING:
SETTS AND PORTERS," JOINT AUTHOR OF "JUTE AND LINEN
WEAVING MECHANISM," "TEXTILE DESIGN: PURE AND
APPLIED," "JUTE AND JUTE SPINNING," "CORDAGE AND
CORDAGE HEMP AND FIBRES," "TEXTILE MATHEMATICS,"
"TEXTILE DRAWING," ETC.,
AND
P. KILGOUR
HEAD OF THE SPINNING DEPARTMENT, DUNDEE
TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND SCHOOL OF ART FORMERLY
MANAGER BELFAST ROPE WORKS. JOINT AUTHOR OF "JUTE
AND JUTE SPINNING," "CORDAGE AND CORDAGE HEMP AND
FIBRES," ETC.

1921

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PREFACE
The sub-title of this little volume indicates that practically all the
processes involved in the cultivation of jute plants, the extraction of the
fibre, and the transformation of the fibre into useful commodities, have
been considered. In addition, every important branch of this wide
industry is liberally illustrated, and the description, although not
severely technical, is sufficiently so to enable students, or those with no
previous knowledge of the subject, to follow the operations
intelligently, and to become more or less acquainted with the general
routine of jute manufacture. As a matter of fact, the work forms a
medium of study for textile students, and a suitable introduction to the

more detailed literature by the authors on these textile subjects.
T. WOODHOUSE. P. KILGOUR.
March, 1921.
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CONTENTS
CHAP. PREFACE I. INTRODUCTORY II. CULTIVATION III.
RETTING IV. ASSORTING AND BALING JUTE FIBRE. V. MILL
OPERATIONS VI. BATCHING VII. CARDING VIII. DRAWING
AND DRAWING FRAMES IX. THE ROVING FRAME X.
SPINNING XI. TWISTING AND REELING. XII. WINDING:
ROLLS AND COPS XIII. WARPING, BEAMING AND DRESSING.
XIV. TYING-ON, DRAWING-IN AND WEAVING XV. FINISHING
INDEX
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ILLUSTRATIONS
FIG. 1. NATIVES PLOUGHING THE GROUND 2. BREAKING UP
THE SOIL OR "LADDERING" 3. PHOTOMICROGRAPHS OF
CROSS-SECTIONS OF A JUTE PLANT 4. NATIVES CARRYING
SMALL BALES OF JUTE FIBRE FROM BOAT TO PRESS-HOUSE
5. NATIVES BAILING JUTE FIBRE IN A WATSON-FAWCETT
CYCLONE PRESS 6. VESSEL LADEN WITH JUTE AT
QUAY-SIDE ADJOINING JUTE SEEDS IN DUNDEE HARBOUR 7.
HARBOUR PORTERS REMOVING BALES OF JUTE FROM
VESSEL SHOWN IN FIG. 6 8. BALE OPENER (MESSRS.
URQUHART, LINDSAY & CO., LTD.) 9. BALE OPENER
(MESSRS. CHARLES PARKER, SONS & CO., LTD) 10.
HAND-BATCHING DEPARTMENT WITH UNPREPARED AND
PREPARED FIBRE 11. SOFTENING MACHINE WITHOUT
BATCHING APPARATUS 12. BATCHING APPARATUS 13.
SOFTENING MACHINE WITH BATCHING APPARATUS 14.

MODERN BREAKER CARD 15. FINISHER CARD WITH
DRAWING HEAD 16. WASTE TEAZER 17. PUSH-BAR
DRAWING FRAME 18. ROVING FRAME 19. FAIRBAIRN'S
ROVING FRAME IN WORK 20. AN INDIAN SPINNING FLAT 21.
A LINE OF SPINNING FRAMES 22. BOBBIN WINDING
MACHINE (FROM HANKS) 23. ROLL WINDER FOR LARGE
ROLLS 24. ROLL WINDING MACHINE (FROM HANKS) 25. COP
WINDING MACHINE (MESSRS. DOUGLAS FRASER & SONS,
LTD.) 26. COP WINDING MACHINE (MESSRS URQUHART,
LINDSAY & CO., LTD.) 27. A ROW OF MODERN WARPING
MILLS. 28. POWER CHAIN OR WARP LINKING MACHINE 29.
WINDING-ON OR DRY BEAMING MACHINE 30. A MODERN
YARN--DRESSING MACHINE WITH SIX STEAM-HEATED
CYLINDERS 31. DRESSING MACHINE FOR PREPARING TWO
WARPS SIMULTANEOUSLY 32, SIX DISTINCT KINDS OF
TYPICAL JUTE FABRICS 33. POINT-PAPER DESIGNS
SHOWING WEAVES FOR VARIOUS CLOTHS. 34.
DIAGRAMMATIC VIEWS OF THE STRUCTURE OF PLAIN
CLOTH 35. WEAVING SHED WITH BELT-DRIVEN LOOMS. 36.
LOOMS DRIVEN WITH INDIVIDUAL MOTORS 37. BOBBY
LOOM 38. BRUSSELS AND WILTON CARPET LOOM 39. THE
OLD WAY 40.