The seemingly humble flying-shuttle loom, originally built to make the weaving of wide cloth faster and easier, stood at the threshold between the largely handcrafted world of the past and the ...

Uncover the fascinating process of manufacturing power loom shuttles in a factory, where brass and aluminium are skillfully crafted into essential components. Watch as raw materials are transformed ...

H. Northrop of Hopedale, USA. The Northrop Automatic Loom was a truly revolutionary machine. It used a rotating magazine to keep the shuttle constantly supplied with cotton thread and could be run ...