| Job Title |
Carpet Weaver, Jacquard Loom |
| Job Description |
Operates One Or More Jacquard Looms Equipped With Pile-wire
Mechanism To Weave Carpeting Of Intricate Design: Moves Lever To
Open Shed, And Inserts Specified Number Of Pile Wires Through
Shed In Sequence To Produce Pile. Forces Cop Of Filling Into
Shuttle, Using Mallet, And Inserts Shuttle Into Loom. Places Wax
In Holder To Lubricate Pile Wires As Wires Enter And Are
Withdrawn From Shed. Starts Loom And Observes Weaving To Detect
Exhausted Filling Packages, Mispicks, And Irregular Cutting Of
Pile. Replaces Exhausted Filling, Inserts Pile Wires Into Missed
Loops, And Replaces Dull Cutting Blades. Pulls Out Filling To
Remove Defects In Carpeting. Pulls Cord To Reverse Pattern Chain
And Card Cylinder So That Weaving Will Resume At Place Where
Defect Occurred To Maintain Pattern Continuity. Notifies Card
Changer, Jacquard Loom (textile) As Pattern Cards Become Worn Or
Damaged. May Be Designated According To Type Of Carpeting Woven
As Wilton Weaver (carpet & Rug).
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