warp-beam

“We begin with the first heddle on the left side of the shaft _nearest to the warp-beam_, then take the first heddle of second shaft and so on until all the shafts the set contains are used in rotation.”

Theory of Silk Weaving A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and Jacquard Silk Fabrics

“The method of making the shaft nearest to the warp-beam the first, is almost universal with the silk business and is technically called”

Theory of Silk Weaving A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and Jacquard Silk Fabrics

“The threads of the warp extend in parallel order from the warp-beam to the front of the loom, and are attached to the cloth-roll.”

Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades

“The warp-beam is a wooden cylinder back of the loom on which the warp is wound.”

Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades

“The principal parts of a loom are the frame, the warp-beam, the cloth-roll, the heddles, and their mounting, the reed.”

Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades

“From the warping-bars these bouts are carefully wound on the warp-beam.”

Home Life in Colonial Days

“It seems to me impossible to explain clearly in words, though it is simple enough in execution, the laying of the piece, the orderly placing the warp on the warp-beam.”

Home Life in Colonial Days

“The yarn-beam or yarn-roll or warp-beam was ever a very important part of the loom.”

Home Life in Colonial Days