Abstract: A terry fabric includes a first side configured to exhibit absorbency capabilities and a second side configured to exhibit cooling capabilities. The first side can include a spun fiber loop including a plurality of pile warp yarn, and the second side can include a plurality of weft yarn and a plurality of ground warp yarn, wherein at least one of the plurality of weft yarn and the plurality of ground warp yarn includes synthetic filament yarn.

Abstract: An interactive loom, which includes a loom-mechanism, a user interface, a loom interface, and a controller. Each cam is in the form of a cylinder rotating about the axis thereof. The circumferential surface of the cam exhibits a determined surface geometry, such that each of a plurality of sections of said circumferential surface corresponds to a respective one of the arms. The circumferential surface further exhibits a respective cross sectional profile and such that each rotational position of said cam is associated with a respective state of lowered and raised arms. The loom-interface includes a motor coupled with the cam, and operates loom-mechanics according to instructions. The controller receives a design from the user-interface and transforms the design into a sequence of states of the arms required for achieving the design. The controller further provides the instructions to the loom-interface. The instructions are associated with state changes of the arms.

Abstract: A method for producing a towel with ultra-long looped piles is provided. First, a looped pile| is woven by using three weft yarns when weaving a towel, a fixed connecting structure for fixedly connecting looped piles is disposed outside every two looped piles| or every three looped piles, and the fixed connecting structure is formed by fixedly connecting 3 to 5 weft cotton yarns. Water soluble weft yarns are disposed between the every two looped piles| or the every three looped piles, and the water-soluble weft yarns are used as weft yarns for separating and fixedly connecting adjacent to looped piles. Then, the water-soluble weft yarns are dissolved in a dyeing and finishing process, so that the original two looped piles| or three looped piles| form one looped pile, thereby increasing the length of a looped pile, so that the towel is fluffy and soft in hand feeling, and is not easily damaged when being hooked.

Abstract: A process is described wherein pile yarn is woven with cotton weft and warp yarns to produce terry fabrics, such as towels. The fabric is then washed in warm water to dissolve the PVA fiber. The amount of fibers dissolved, depends upon the count of the yarn or yarns used. By dissolving the PVA fibers, a hollow air space is produced throughout the pile yarn, corresponding to an increase in the air space in the pile yarn. By increasing the in space in the pile yarn, the resulting towels are softer and bulkier than standard cotton towels. The present invention further relates to pile yarn in terry woven fabric (warp yarn), or weft yarn, in the case of flat fabrics.

Abstract: A three-dimensional distance woven fabric including two outer fabrics, at least one inter-layered fabric and a plurality of inter-yarns connected with each one of the outer fabrics and the inter-layered fabric, wherein a gap between the inter-layered fabrics and each one of the outer fabrics of the three-dimensional distance woven fabric is greater than 20 centimeters and is less than 300 centimeters. A weaving machine and a method for weaving the aforesaid three-dimensional distance woven fabric are also provided.

Abstract: A three-dimensional distance woven fabric including two outer fabrics and a plurality of inter-yarns connected with the outer fabrics, wherein a gap distance between the outer fabrics is greater than 20 centimeters A method for weaving the aforesaid three-dimensional distance woven fabric is also provided.

Abstract: A fabric having a ground fabric, and a double layer terry or a double layer pile on either or both surfaces of the ground fabric, or a double layer terry on one surface and a double layer pile on the other surface. The double layer terry has an outer terry and an inner terry lower than the outer terry; the double layer pile has an outer pile and an inner pile lower than the outer pile. The outer terry or outer pile is a natural fiber, and the lower terry or lower pile is a microfiber. Methods of manufacturing the fabric are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of weaving, processing and finishing a pile fabric whose pile height (H) after processing and finishing is substantially increased, thus obtaining increased pile height (H) which may be multiple of the original pile height (H) of the woven fabric. Specifically, the pile fabric is manufactured with multiple loop heights combining the original woven pile heights and/or different multiples of the original pile heights. Further, a process results in a fabric having a combination of pile heights, and designs by weaving repeats in the conventional way without soluble yarns (Y) in conjunction with repeats woven with multiple soluble yarns (Y).

Abstract: A quick-dry textured towel is disclosed. The quick-dry textured towel comprises a lightweight fabric including a plurality of low-twist pile yarns forming a textured weave design.

Abstract: A weaving machine for weaving a three-dimensional distance woven fabric including two outer fabrics and inter-yarns connected with the outer fabrics is provided. The weaving machine includes a warp let-off mechanism, heald frames, a picking mechanism, a beating-up mechanism, a yarn raising mechanism, and a take-up mechanism. The warp let-off mechanism includes at least two warp beams for providing and transferring warps. A plurality of vertically arranged heald wires are supported by each of the heald frames, wherein each of the heald wires has a heald eye for the warps passing through. The warps are driven and divided into two warp layers by the heald frames such that a shed is formed between the two warp layers. The picking mechanism transfers wefts to pass through the shed. The yarn raising mechanism is suitable for passing through the shed and raising parts of the warps functioning as the inter-yarns.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing low-twist towels, wherein pure cotton yarns produced from long-staple cotton are used as terry warps to manufacture low-twist towel by the processes comprising warping, weaving and greige post treatment, and the terry warp has a yarn twist multiplier of 240-270. The method eliminates the step of removing water-soluble filaments during post treatment, thereby reducing post treatment costs, relieving the pressure on sewage treatment and attaining environmental friendly effects. The resulting products have standing loops and a fluffy and soft texture.

Abstract: A mostly cotton yarn terry cloth product is provided with borders having high content polyester yarns. The polyester borders are more rugged, and thus aid in preventing fraying and failure along the edges. In addition, reinforcing ribs, also formed from yarns have a high polyester content, may be provided that extend from a border on one side of the terry cloth product to a border on the other side. This feature anchors the borders in place, limiting failure at the juncture of the border and the adjacent cotton.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method producing for a towel, specifically a low twist towel, comprising the following steps: Z twisting a thick yarn and separately Z twisting a fine count yarn; unevenly S twisting the Z-twisted yarns to make the volume of the thick yarn more than that of the fine count; weaving the yarn to produce a fabric; processing the fabric with hot water to reduce inner tension in the yarn and make the fabric become fluffy. Fabric produced by this method can solve the dependency on PVA, reduce energy consumption and material consumption, and prevent water pollution. This method for producing a low twist towel is environmentally friendly, healthy, and energy saving.

Abstract: A control technique is capable of adjusting a weight of a pile fabric by adjusting consumption of a pile warp at a proper range with a more simplified system. In a pile loom, a tolerance relative to a value associated with consumption of the pile warp is set, and the value associated with consumption of the pile warp is measured during a pile weaving period. If the value associated with consumption of the pile warp exceeds the tolerance, the weaving condition parameter associated with the weight of the pile is corrected in a direction to approach a target value of the weight of a pile fabric.

Abstract: The weaving machine transmission (1) for the control of the stroke of a sley shaft (8) comprises a roller lever (4) and a sley shaft (8) between which there is an active connection, with the roller lever (4) and the sley shaft (8) being arranged so as to be pivotal and mutually rotatable about a common axis (A), with a joint arrangement (6) forming the active connection between the roller lever (4) and the sley shaft (8) and with the joint arrangement (6) being designed such that the length of the active connection can be varied by means of an adjusting apparatus (13) which acts on the joint arrangement (6).

Abstract: A device for adjusting the tension of pile warp yarns in a face-to-face weaving machine comprises a first (14) and a second yarn guiding element (11), the second yarn guiding element (11) adjusting the tension in the pile warp yarns (100) by deflection. A pneumatic system (16) is provided, where the pressure in the pneumatic system (16) determines the deflection of the second yarn guiding element (11) and where the pneumatic system (16) is provided to maintain the pressure at a practically constant value, adjustable via a control system. The device is further provided so that the tension in the pile warp yarns (100) is adjustable by adjusting a certain pressure in the pneumatic system (16).

Abstract: A reed in a loom is driven or oscillated back and forth to perform the beat-up motion by a direct reed drive that avoids using the main loom drive for operating the reed. The direct drive is an electromagnetic motor which uses as one of its components a reed support shaft (4) either as a rotor or as a stator. The reed support shaft acting as a rotor carries a reed slay which mounts the reed to the rotor. When the reed support shaft acts as a stator, the reed slay is mounted to separate rotor elements. In both instances the reed support shaft is part of a rotary or linear electromagnetic direct drive motor construction.

Abstract: Ground warp and pile warp thread sheets are supplied to a shed forming device. The ground warp and the pile warp are separately deflected over a deflecting rod upstream from the shed forming device. The deflecting rod supports the ground warp and directs the pile warp to cross and interpenetrate through the ground warp before deflecting the pile warp into the back shed. The deflecting rod is positively driven and controlled to pivot about a horizontal axis to provide a positive controlled partial compensation of the pile warp thread length variations. The pile warp also runs over a pile warp thread reserve and compensating device upstream from the thread crossing location to provide an additional passive uncontrolled compensation of the pile warp thread length variations and to provide a pile warp thread reserve during the pile loop formation and/or the shed changes in the weaving process.

Abstract: A ground warp thread sheet and a pile warp thread sheet are supplied to a shed forming device. Two stop motions on separate planes respectively monitor the pile warp and the ground warp. The ground warp and the pile warp are deflected over a deflecting rod upstream from the shed forming device. The deflecting rod supports the ground warp and directs the pile warp to cross and interpenetrate through the ground warp before being deflected into the back shed. The vertices of the ground warp and pile warp back sheds are thus located on opposite sides of the deflecting rod. The pile warp crosses through the ground warp directly upstream from the deflecting rod, at a steep angle, for example from 45 to 135 °.

Abstract: Compared with the method for performing tuck-in operation at each weaving cycle, the method of the present invention makes it possible to increase the number of revolutions of the loom at high speed, to decrease the number of maintenance operations needed for the tuck-in device and to decrease power consumption. Moreover, compared with the method for performing collective tuck-in operation by bringing all wefts inserted into each repeat together, it is possible to improve external appearance of the selvedge of the pile fabric. According to the tuck-in selvedge setting method in a tuck-in device of a shuttleless loom for towel of the present invention, when a pile fabric is woven, tuck-in operations for ends of a plurality of wefts inserted into one repeat for forming a pile fabric are performed by a plurality of times.

Abstract: A ground warp thread sheet and a pile warp thread sheet are supplied to a shed forming device. Two stop motions on separate planes respectively monitor the pile warp and the ground warp. The ground warp and the pile warp are deflected over a deflecting rod upstream from the shed forming device. The deflecting rod supports the ground warp and directs the pile warp to cross and interpenetrate through the ground warp before being deflected into the back shed. The vertices of the ground warp and pile warp back sheds are thus located on opposite sides of the deflecting rod. The pile warp crosses through the ground warp directly upstream from the deflecting rod, at a steep angle, for example from 45 to 135°.

Abstract: The terry fabric comprises a basic warp, weft threads and a pile warp or loop warp. The terry fabric is based on a float repeat or weft beat-up repeat, which includes a first and a second weft group. Whereas the first weft group in each case contains partially beaten up wefts, the second weft group contains in each case one fully beaten up weft or additionally a smooth weft.

Abstract: A cloth movable type pile loom reduces a load applied to a terry motion mechanism when a ground warp tension roller is moved, and prevents a part associated with the application of tension to the ground warp yarns from being broken in advance. The cloth movable type pile loom includes a pair of first right and left swing levers rotatably supporting the ground warp tension roller, and one of the right and left first swing levers is connected to the terry motion mechanism. A of second right and left swing levers are swingably supported by right and left frames, and are rotatably connected to the first swing levers. A tension application mechanism applies a biasing force to the second swing levers in the turning direction thereof to press ground warp yarns by way of the ground warp tension roller.

Abstract: A pile forming apparatus of the type where piles are formed in cloth through movement of the cloth between a first position wherein piles are formed and a second position wherein piles are not formed. The apparatus includes a driving mechanism operated in synchronism with rotation of the main shaft of a loom, a transmission mechanism, and a cloth moving device, wherein the motion of the driving mechanism is transmitted to the cloth moving member by the transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes a pair of swing levers connected with each other by a connection body such that the connecting position therebetween is made variable. One of paired swing levers is driven by the driving mechanism and the other is coupled with the cloth moving member.

Abstract: A pile warp tension control method uses a pile warp tension control device capable of adjusting the tension of pile warp yarns according to a weave on a pile fabric loom. The pile warp tension control method involves setting a first pile warp tension amount for a pile weave section weaving mode for use in weaving a pile weave section, and setting second pile warp tension amounts for ground weave section weaving modes, respectively, for use in weaving ground weave sections, where the second pile warp tension amounts are higher than the first pile warp tension amounts. The control method further involves gradually increasing the tension of the pile warp yams from the first pile warp tension amount toward a selected one of the second pile warp tension amounts in a predetermined period after the change of the operating mode of the pile fabric loom from the pile weave section weaving mode to the ground weave section weaving mode.

Abstract: A terry cloth weaving loom operating with a fabric displacement drive that controls the terry formation fabric motion, is equipped with a terry pile height adjusting mechanism operatively integrated in the fabric displacement drive between a crank arm (26) of a fabric feed roller (9) and a double lever (29) driven by the main loom drive. The terry pile height adjusting mechanism adjusts the terry pile height in response to a control signal for a servo-motor that drives the adjusting mechanism only for the adjustment but not for any transmission of substantial fabric displacement forces.

Abstract: The weaving of terry cloth is improved by preventing slackening of the warp threads during beat-up. The warp threads are kept in contact with a warp tensioning faller roller (8) at all times. For this purpose the faller roller (8) is eccentrically mounted and biased by a spring (46) retraction force applied through a control lever (48). The force of the spring (46) is in balance with the tension on the warp threads (4), whereby the spring (46) causes a warp length compensation during shed formation. A piston rod (52A) of a piston cylinder drive (52) acts on the control lever (48) of the faller roller (8). By pressurizing the cylinder (52), the faller roller (8) is tilted about an eccentrically mounted bearing shaft (14) and a rated pile warp thread length (54) is delivered or fed, without the pile warp threads (4) lifting away from the faller roller (8).

Abstract: A terry fabric and method of forming a terry fabric are provided in which a ground fabric is formed of ground yarns while terry yarns are interlaced with the ground yarns to form terry loops with a height substantially greater than normal (a terry yarn length greater than 4.25 inches per linear inch of ground fabric), the terry yarns being formed of singles yarns plied together with a ply twist lower than normal (ply twist lower than seven (7) turns per inch) and the singles yarns having a lower than normal twist multiple (less than 3.75). The terry fabric is partially mercerized during finishing to soften the fabric, a softener is applied of no more than about 0.4% by weight and a wetting agent is also applied to increase even further the rate of absorbency thereof.

Abstract: Terry cloth is woven by determining the pile warp yarn consumption during partial and full beat-ups of the pile warp on the basis of reference pattern data established for the terry cloth that is to be woven and which is used to control the payout of pile warp several picks in advance of the pick when a given length of pile warp yarn is actually needed. A feed-back arrangement compares the required length of pile warp for any given beat-up with the length of pile warp actually paid out and makes adjustments to the pile warp payout mechanism to compensate for any differences between them. As the length of pile warp yarn between a supply thereof and the fell in the weaving machine varies, due to differences between the instantaneous rates of yarn payout and consumption and/or other factors, a compensating roller in engagement with the pile warp yarn keeps its tension constant to assure the weaving of correctly sized terry loops.

Abstract: A pile forming apparatus allowing use of a driving motor of small capacity for effectuating terry motion while assuring high quality for manufactured pile fabric includes a ball screw constituting an output shaft of the driving motor with which driven nuts threadedly engage. One driven nut is operatively connected to a first arm of a displacement-direction change-over lever by a link. Displacement of the driven nuts caused by rotation of the ball screw is transmitted to an expansion bar via the link, the change-over lever, a first rod, an intermediate lever, a second rod and a supporting lever to displace the cloth fell of the pile woven fabric.

Abstract: In a method for controlling the pile warp thread tension in weaving terry cloth webs, a thread tension is applied to the pile warp by the spanner beam during partial beat-up operations. The tension is removed or reduced in a controlled manner during each full beat-up motion of the weaving reed and is then reapplied in a controlled manner after the binding-in or interlacing of each pile loop row. An apparatus for carrying out the method includes a spanner beam (7) carried on the free ends of swing arms (6) of which the other ends are rotationally mounted on a supporting shaft (8). A pushing force element is operatively connected to at least one of the swing arms (6) to push the swing arm and therewith the spanner beam in one swinging direction and thereby apply a bias thread tension to the pile warp (4).

Abstract: By the use of two picks without weft yarn (5, 6) during the pile change for three-weft pile fabrics, the same tying off is achieved as in a pile change for four-weft pile fabric. A three-weft terry cloth consequently has a fabric appearance which resembles the fabric appearance of a four-weft terry cloth.

Abstract: A system for maintaining a constant terry height in forming a terry cloth despite loom stoppage, e.g., to correct yarn breakage. The system includes a proximity sensor which is positioned at a predetermined distance from a floating roller, and on the same side of the floating roller as a loading spring. The proximity sensor causes stoppage of an electric motor of the feed beam for the terry warp yarns which were previously driven in a forward direction by the electric control center. Upon sensing movement of the floating roller by a predetermined distance, the electrical control sensor causes motion inversion of the electric motor to reverse the movement of the feed beam for the terry warp yarns.

Abstract: A fabric table (11) of a device (1) for altering a warp pile loop length during terry weaving is brought by a lever system from the starting position (V) into the partial beat-up position (T) and back again into the starting position (v). The lever system comprises a lever (18) and a drive (17, 171) acting at least roughly at right angles on this lever (18). The alteration in the distance (X) between the starting or complete beat-up position (v) and the partial beat-up position (T) of the fabric table (11) is performed by the displacement of the driving point (P) of the drive (17, 171) on the lever (18) and thus of the length of the effective lever arm of the lever (18). The separation achieved changing the position of the fabric table (11) between the complete (v) and the partial (T) beat-up position and of the actual backward and forward movement of the fabric table (11) permits an alteration and adaption of the fabric table travel and thus of the loop length.

Abstract: A device for producing a seersucker fabric on a loom lengthens the effect or pile warp threads compared to the base warp threads at the binding point of the woven fabric. The device is arranged on the outlet side of the loom. Simultaneously, the effect or pile warp thread gang is relieved of tensile loads on the inlet side of the loom in such a manner that it will retreat or creep back to the pile warp beam as little as possible. A lengthening of 41% and more is achieved, compared to length additions in the prior art in the range of 30 to 32%. Additionally a very uniform seersucker fabric free of faults is produced.

Abstract: To operate the terry loom, one or more pile-forming elements is actuated by separate drives on an individual pick basis and in a freely triggerable manner and at a loom speed. Any desired terry cadence can be produced in any desired sequence without stopping the loom and changing mechanical control and actuating means. Pile height can also be varied as required. The terry loom has at least one servomotor as a separate drive. The servomotor, which is triggered by means of a control and adjustment circuit arrangement, drives the pile-forming element by way of a reduction transmission and transmission elements. The servomotor can be preferably brushless and electronically commutated and have a low mass inertia rotor and high-field strength permanent magnets.

Abstract: A method of weaving cloth having a weaving pattern which varies according to which warp threads are supplied and according to which weft threads are bound into the warp threads, includes the steps of forming successive different pattern areas and regulating the warp tension according to a reference value during weaving such that its variation is a function of the different pattern areas to be formed. Control of the reference value is accomplished by determining a reference value for the warp tension as a function of the weaving pattern, and regulating the warp tension by measuring the actual warp tension, comparing the measured warp tension with the reference value, and controlling the motor of the let-off such that the difference between the reference value and the measured warp tension is regulated to zero. A weaving machine is arranged to carry out each of the above method steps.

Abstract: A terry loom having a negative pile warp let-off motor is electronically controlled to produce terry having uniform pile-to-ground warp ratio. The negative pile warp let-off motor is controlled to dispense pile warp yarn at a rate which yields the desired pile-to-ground warp ratio regardless of the tension on the pile warp yarn. The desired rate of pile warp let-off may be provided to the loom controller as a known quantity or may be calculated by the loom controller based upon the known desired pile-to-ground warp ratio and a measured or preset ground warp let-off rate. The desired pile warp let-off rate is compared to the actual pile let-off rate, and a signal is generated based upon deviations between actual and desired pile warp let-off rates, to control the pile warp let-off motor. Simplified control with uniform pile-to-ground warp ratio is thereby provided.

Abstract: A woven terry fabric having tucks formed therein for obtaining novel aesthetic effects in the fabric and the method of weaving such fabrics.

Abstract: A warp yarn tensioning device for a loom, in which the warp yarns are wound about a compensator roller through an arc of approximately 180.degree.. The roller is movable against the action of counteracting springs either by rotation or by translation in the direction of the thus wound substantially parallel warp yarns and is supported about an axis by bearings. The device operates in feeding the shed with yarns from the warp beam and in maintaining a constant yarn tension during loom operation. This is accomplished by supporting the compensator roll to undergo only a small amount of swing or translational movement in order to follow the warp yarn tension variations.

Abstract: A seersucker loom is arranged such that puckering warp yarns are divided to form a shed during the weaving of a seersucker. The tension of the puckering warp yarns is maintained on a level below that of the tension of the ground warp yarns. The puckering warp yarns are slackened positively at least during a slackening period from a shed closing operation to a beating-up operating of every turn of the main shaft of the seersucker loom so that the tension of the puckering warp yarns are reduced to a value which below a predetermined tension of the yarns during a period other than during the slackening period. This enables the loom to slacken portions of the puckering warp yarns near the cloth fell sufficiently during the beating-up operation so that the puckering warp yarns are satisfactorily puckered.

Abstract: A pile warp tension controller for controlling the pile warp yarn tension control mechanism of a pile fabric loom controls the position of the tension roller of the pile warp yarn tension control mechanism or the torque acting on a tension lever supporting the tension roller according to the operating state of the pile fabric loom so that the tension of the pile warp yarns is regulated at an optimum value. The control mode of the pile warp tension controller is changed over from a tension control mode to a speed control mode in forming loops of the pile warp yarns to ensure the satisfactory formation of loops having a predetermined loop length and to prevent defective loops.

Abstract: A warp tension control method by which the let-off motion of a loom is controlled to regulate the tension of the warp yarns. A force of the same dimension as the controlled variable, namely, the tension of the warp yarns, is applied to a mechanism supporting the tension roller of the let-off motion for displacement under the control of an electric control system to control the warp tension at a high accuracy.

Abstract: The pile-to-ground warp yarn ratio of terry cloth is controlled during the weaving operation by sensing both the tension imposed on the pile warp and the amount of pile warp yarn dispensed from its supply beam. The sensed information is used to control the speed of a pile warp let-off motor which dispenses the pile warp yarn from its beam. Additionally, the sensed information is employed to selectively alter the displacement of a rocking bar to vary the height of the terry loop formed in the cloth.

Abstract: The weaving machine includes an electronic control device which can receive a signal for a reverse-motion of the pile warp let-off drive motor from the card dobby via a sensor when borders (plain woven regions) of the fabric are to be produced within the terrycloth material. When the drive motor briefly runs backward, the tension in the pile warp increases, which causes the plate warp tensioning beam to be shifted into the plain weaving position in which a pivoting lever rides up onto a leaf spring. The latter is shifted into the plain weaving position which causes the increased pile warp tension to be produced. If a terrycloth weaving operation is to be returned to, then the drive motor receives an appropriate signal from the card dobby for a brief fast forward motion of the pile warp beam, which causes a lower pile warp tension to be produced again while the pile warp tensioning beam pivots back into the normal position.

Abstract: In a terry cloth weaving machine in which a horizontal translation of both warp thread systems of the upper shed and of the lower shed, together with the already woven fabric, takes place for the formation of loops and in which an apparatus for tucking or laying-in tucked or laid-in selvedges is arranged at each side of the machine for the fabrication of tucked or laid-in selvedges in the woven fabric, the tucking or laying-in needles of which tuck or lay the free ends or pick ends of the inserted weft threads back into the weaving shed, an apparatus for fixing the position of the apex of the weaving shed at least over the width of the associated tucked or laid-in selvedge is arranged at each of the sides of the machine. Each apparatus for fixing the position of the weaving shed apex comprises two bars or straight-edges parallel to the edge or fell of the fabric and to the apex line of the weaving shed, one of which engages the corresponding tucked or laid-in selvedge from above and the other from below.

Abstract: The terry weaving machine is provided with a deflecting mechanism for guiding the edge warp yarns therethrough to retain the tucked-in end of a weft yarn in tong-like fashion. The deflecting mechanism may be in the form of a plate with a single slot or may be defined by a pair of adjustable jaws so that the slot can be sized depending upon the size and type of yarns being woven.

Abstract: An apparatus for tensioning warp threads of a loom comprises a warp beam from which the warp threads are withdrawn by means of a support beam and a deflection beam. The deflection beam is secured to the support beam by means of bending springs acting in the direction of the deflected warp threads. The bending or deflection length of the bending springs is adjustable for preselected setting of the warp thread tension in that the bending springs are supported at their bending or deflection side by means of a bending-resistant support plate which is adjustable in lengthwise direction. These measures provide for a purely mechanical, simple, easily adjustable and functionally reliable tensioning apparatus which is particularly suitable for the pile warp of a Terry weaving machine.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improvement in a pile warp thread-unwinding device for a terry cloth weaving machine with a drive for a pile warp beam controlled by an oscillatable reversing member for the pile warp threads, the improvement comprising two rotatable reversing means mounted in a stationary manner following the pile warp beam in the drawing-off direction of the threads, an oscillatable feeler means positioned therebetween whereby the warp threads are deflected from a straight path thereof, and means on said feeler means for influencing control switches for the pile warp beam drive.

Abstract: A method for the production of a patterned fabric comprising producing a design pattern, elongating the design pattern in length in proportion to the length of the pile warp yarn to the length of the ground warp yarn, engraving the elongated design onto printing rollers or rotary screens and printing the design onto the pile warp yarn, and winding the printed warp onto a warp beam, transferring the printed pile warp beam to a terry loom and weaving a terry fabric with the length of the pile warp yarn in a predetermined ratio to the length of the ground warp yarn to form the pile.