CHAP. VIII. Plate 2.
Weavers Tools. 5. In the Sixth Chapter of this Book there is an omition of some Instruments belonging to the Weavers and Shoo-makers, which I thought good to put in the latter end of this Chapter before I proceed to other Societies.
Yarn winder's blades
XCIX. He beareth on a round foot or stand
of two heights, a pair of Broad Yarringle
Blades at each end and in the middle, the pins
heads in form of the leaves of a Flower de lis.
Weaver's warping trough
C. He beareth a Weavers Warping
Trough; in Base a Shearmans Burling Iron. The Weavers Trough is that
in which he puts his Clews of Yarn, when he runs them
off for Warping; it is a long Box or Chest, with 19
Partitions in it, with 3 Standards or more, and two
over-cross peecs, to which is fixed as many Rings as
there is partitions, through which the Yarn runs.
Shearman's burling iron
Weaver's raeth
CI. He beareth a Weavers Raeth capped; between 2 Shearmans Burling Irons.
The Raeth is
a thing like a Rake, with the Teeth set upright, and
the Cap is a Staff full of holes in which the Teeth of
the Raeth are put: The Raeth keeps the Yarn in
Warping, that they shall not tangle or twist one with
another; and the Cap keeps the Threads of the Beere
from flying out of their places.
Burling iron
The Burling Irons, are kinds of Twitchers,
which fly open of themselves, with them the Knots and over
large threads are picked form the Cloth by the Shearman before he do any other kind of work at it. These
Irons are made of three several fashions, all which I have
set down under this and the precedent Figure.
Weaver's temples
CII. He beareth a Weavers Temples
between a Ribbis; and a Brush
and Tentry Hook in Base. These are Instruments of two Trades.
The Temples belong to the Weavers, and are two
Staves with broad ends set with sharp Pins; which being
laid together, may be stretched out to any reasonable
breadth as Cloth is made, and by the pins putting into
the selvage of the Cloth it is kept open while it is in
Weaving.
Ribbis
Shearmans Tools.
The Ribbis, is a piece of Plate Iron, cut with Teeth like a Saw; with it the Cloth Worker lays the Wool of the Cloth by drawing it over the same.
Weaver's starching brush
The Weavers Starching Brush, is a long square
Bristle Brush; with it he Starcheth the Yarn to make it
work the better.
Tentry hooks
The Tentry Hook, is a Nail with a crooked head,
yet sharp pointed, that it may strike into any thing
hung upon it.
Clothier's frize board
CIII. He beareth a Clothiers Frise Board,
and his Whisk dejected.
The Frise Board, is that by which the Cloth after it is sheared, hath a Nap or Curl put upon it;
from which kind of Working, the Cloaths so wrought,
are termed Frises, or Frise-cloth.
Clothier's whisk
The Whisk is a kind of White Rod made of Birch,
or other small Twigs stript from its Rinde or Bark, and
bound up close together, with this kind of Brush any
Dust or Hair or such like, will sooner be Beaten or
Whisked away, than with any other sort of Brush. See
chap.7. numb.92.
Clothier's shears
CIV. He beareth a pair of Clothiers
Shears; and the Shear Handle ...
which is bound upon the
back of the Shearing side, that the Work-mans hand
may be preserved from the back edges, which would
soon fret and gall the hand most grievously, if it were
not hereby secured.
[Also drawing of handle stock, presumably related to this.]
Clothier's hand hook
CV. He beareth a Clothiers Hand Hook
for his Shears. This is used by the Shear-Men, and is fixed to the Shears, thereby to ease him in
the weighty handling of such large things.
Tentry with hooks
CVI. He beareth a Tentry or a Clothiers
Tentry [with its] Hooks. The Tentry is for
the drawing out of the Cloth after it hath been Milled;
being an help to the Work-man to pull it out again, if
through neglect of the Mill, he hath over thickned it.
This Trade of Milling or thickning Cloth is termed
Fulling, the Workman a Fuller, and the Mills Fulling Mills.
Wool shears
CVII. He beareth a pair of Wool shears.
Cloth on a clothier
CVIII. He beareth on a Clothiers Pirch
a piece of Cloth pendant.
ready for Rowing.
[The second image is not on the plate, but is labelled a Pirch. ]
Related text(s) Woollen cloth Silk cloth Housewife's cloth
Cloth over a yard
CIX. He beareth a peece of Cloth over
a Yard.
Wheel feathers
CX. He beareth a Wheel Feathers or
Fly, with its Quill and Wharve fixt on the Spindle. This is a part
of the Spinning Wheel, of which I have formerly spoken chap.6. numb.11.
Bone lace peg
CXI. In this square are two sorts of Peggs, the first is
termed a Bone Lace Peg, with which Bone Lace,
Flanders Lace, and Silver and Gold Lace is Woven up
on round Cushions, by Bone Lace Weavers sitting on
the Breech.
Bobbin peg
The second is a Bobbing Peg, with which all your
Bobbin or round Laces are Woven, whether they be of
Thread, Silk, Silver or Gold.
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