Abstract: In the method of the present invention of sewing a button, simultaneously with guiding the needle thread through the holes of the button and through the cloth and forming from this thread a foot between the button and the cloth, a stem is also formed by wrapping the thread about the foot being formed. To perform this wrapping around the foot being formed with the needle thread, a reserve length of this thread is provided after guiding it through one of the holes of the button and through the cloth, this reserve length being used to wrap around the foot being formed, simultaneously with the successive guiding of the thread through the holes of the button and the cloth.

Abstract: A mechanism of a travelling-wave loom comprises a rotary reed and a separating grate composed of pivoted and stationary portions forming a channel for the weft thread carriers to be partially accommodated therein. Each of the portions is formed by plates, the pivoted portion having a plurality of strips swivelled to the stationary portion. Attached to each strip are plates of the pivoted portion. Near the strips there are installed devices adapted to cooperate therewith and to accomplish coupling thereof with the stop motion of the loom. This makes it possible to minimize the probability of damage to the plates of the separating grate and to improve the reliability of operation of the loom.