The greatest care is necessary in planning out the details of the harness. On account of the great length it becomes necessary that everything possible be done to avoid any chance of warping or sagging, for the least irregularity which may be developed will of course interfere with the evenness of the shed. The harness frames must be made of the very best stock obtainable, thoroughly seasoned, and absolutely straight grained. Each frame must be supported at regular and frequent intervals by stays or supports mortised in the runners. These stays are slotted at top and bottom to receive the heddle bars and keep them accurately in line, and thus prevent them from catching on the neighboring harness during the operation of the shedding process. It is necessary also that the top and bottom heddle bars be accurately spaced so as to allow proper freedom for the heddles to ride easily on the bars, and thus avoid any binding of heddles which would have a tendency to crowd the warp stock together and prevent clearance of the shed. Steel heddles are preferable to ones that bend and twist more or less and get out of alignment. They are made from tempered steel which is very flexible and they have round cornerless eyes that cannot possibly catch or chafe the warp threads. They adjust themselves automatically to the frame and cannot twist or bend while at work, and are made to accommodate themselves to every conceivable kind of goods. INSTALL LOOMS FOR WIDE RANGE In installing looms for narrow elastic fabrics it is advisable to make ample provision for creeling the warps necessary for the different fabrics which may from time to time be required. In the manufacture of the light single cloth garter webs, not more than two warps to the piece are required, a face warp and a gut warp, and the temptation to save a little in the initial cost possibly may suggest a limitation of creel spaces to immediate requirements. Added expense may seem for the time being an unnecessary burden. But very soon there may arise a call for other goods which cannot be made within the limitations of the two bank creel; therefore changes become necessary which are generally much heavier than first cost would have been. Nothing less than a five bank creel should be installed. Many times the availability of six banks has solved knotty problems of warp division to care for the various weaves and materials employed in some constructions. If the entire capacity of the larger creel is not required when first starting it will not be necessary to clothe all of it with levers, buttons, etc., which may be procured later. But by all means ample provision should be made for the full frame work and supporting rods for same. TAKE-UP MOTION