When first introduced into textile mills, Northrop automatic looms cut labour costs by half.One of Blackburn's most successful companies was the mighty British Northrop Loom Co. Ltd., established ...

The giant looms at the Faribault Mill chug like freight trains as they ... that there’s demand for heirloom-quality, American-made textiles, even as the industry has largely moved overseas.

If your hackspace or bench has an area devoted to textiles, it may find a place. We’ve shown you a few looms on these pages over the years, but mostly of the more mechanised variety. A Raspberry ...

In 2019, Dan Feibus, Vidalia Mills CEO, acquired 40 American Draper X3 selvedge looms from the shuttered ... a rare commitment to domestic textile production, and its closure is a significant ...