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THE WOOLLEN INDUSTRY IN IRELAND. 



given by the foot, by means of a treadle connected with the axle by a 

 crank. This makes the motion continuous and even, and allows the 

 spinner to apply both her hands to the manipulation of the wool. The 

 Donegal spinner frequently adds little dashes or blobs of varicoloured wool 

 to the thread she is spinning, and some of the most attractive patterns are 

 produced in this way. Furthermore, the feed of the fresh material to the 



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Plan of the Winding and Twisting Apparatus of a Treadle Wheel, 



a^a. Projecting lugs of leather in which the apparatus revolves, b. Spindle-pulley. 

 <. Bobbin revolving loosely on spindle-shaft f. d. Pulley of bobbin, e. Fly or " hack." 

 The whole apparatus can be disengaged by pulling aside the lugs of leather. The 

 pulley, b, is fixed tightly on the shaft, /, but can be drawn off so as to permit the bobbin 

 to be removed when full. 



twisting thread is now more regular, because the change of position, to turn 

 the twisting motion into a winding one, is no longer necessary. This 

 improvement is attained by separating the implement which twists from 

 that which winds. At the same time, although the instruments are separated. 



