CHAP. PAGE PREFACE iii I. HISTORY 1 II. MATERIALS 9 III. DYEING 13 IV. HAND-MADE CARPETS 20 V. BRUSSELS CARPETS 29 VI. WILTON CARPETS 44 VII. AXMINSTER CARPETS 49 VIII. CHENILLE CARPETS 63 IX. TAPESTRY CARPETS 71 X. INGRAIN CARPETS 86 XI. DESIGN AND COLOUR 92 XII. STATISTICS 104 XIII. EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED 107 XIV. CONCLUSION 119 INDEX 123 ILLUSTRATIONS FIG. PAGE BRITISH FINE WILTON CARPET _Frontispiece_ 1. TURKISH, KNOT 21 2. LONGITUDINAL SECTION THROUGH HEALDS, 33 HARNESS, SLEY, AND FABRIC 3. SECTION OF FIVE-FRAME BRUSSELS CARPET 35 4. SECTION OF THREE-FRAME BRUSSELS CARPET 36 5. AND 5A. CHLIDEMA SQUARE 41 6. SECTION OF FIVE-FRAME WILTON 45 7. SECTION OF IMPERIAL AXMINSTER—3-SHOT 51 8. SECTION OF AXMINSTER—3-SHOT 52 9. SECTIONS OF AXMINSTER WEAVES 53 10. TUFTING MECHANISM 55 11. CHENILLE DESIGN PAPER CUT UP 64 12. CHENILLE CLOTH 65 13. TRANSVERSE SECTION SHOWING FUR INSERTED 65 14. SECTION OF CHENILLE AXMINSTER 67 15. DESIGN OF TAPESTRY CARPET 72 16. DESIGN IN FIG. 15 ELONGATED AS PRINTED 73 17. PRINTING DRUM 76 18. SCALE AND DESIGN BOARD COMBINED 78 19. A SCRAPER 80 20. PRINTED THREADS SET FOR WINDING ON TO 81 THE BEAM 21. FIG. 20 AS WOVEN 82 22. STRUCTURE OF TAPESTRY CARPET 82 23. MEDIUM TAPESTRY CARPET 83 24. TAPESTRY VELVET—3-SHOT 83 25. TAPESTRY VELVET 84 26. TAPESTRY VELVET—2 SHOTS IN THE GROUND 84 27. TWO-PLY IN WARP AND WEFT 86 28. TWO-PLY WARP AND WEFT 88 29. THREE-PLY WARP AND TWO-PLY WEFT 88 30.