The Modification of the Traditional Horizontal Loom from Wooden to Steel Frame for the Production of the Narrow Band Fabric

The aim of this study is to construct a steel frame modified loom from the modified traditional men’s horizontal loom already produced in wooden frame to serve as a model for mass production to sustain Nigerian traditional weaving industry and form the basis for experimental research in small scale textile machinery production. Very few people who buy hand-woven products have the background to understand the time and effort traditional weavers put behind the production of their materials. The modified loom already constructed with wood was reproduced with steel metal. The result is a standard four harness loom that can weave visually any hand woven fabric. Weaving yarns of different spinning methods were used for the warps in order to achieve aesthetic and design qualities of the traditional fabrics. The fabrics tested on the metallic frame loom were in the form of joined strips multiplying the works of many traditional weavers on one loom. The metallic frame loom constructed can weave the equivalent of the works of up to 42 traditional weavers at the same time. The modified traditional men’s horizontal loom should not only be motorised, but should be computerized and be a foundation for a small scale textile machinery production

A globally convergent hyperplane- BFGS for solving systems of nonlinear equations

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The production and Finishing of the Prototypes of the International traditional narrow strip Fabrics as the basis of Motorizing the Modified floor loom

The aim of this study is to the production and finishing of the prototypes of the international traditional ‘Tukurdi’ fabrics as the basis of motorizing the modified steel frame floor loom. Nine different samples were woven before getting the exact prototypes of the traditional narrow strip fabrics. Out of the nine samples the last two were selected and dyed through the traditional indigo dyeing methods and the finishing was done using the special traditional calendering techniques. The main objectives of this study were successful, because the mechanised modified loom constructed can weave the prototypes and the traditional process of finishing of the fabrics were successful. The two finished prototype fabrics were a breakthrough in production of the modified loom. . Extra effort need to done on the production process of the modified steel loom in order the get the exact appearance of the traditional veil after the finishing process. Inter disciplinary research of the Industrial Textiles Designers, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers must came together for a proper motorization of the modified steel frame loom for fabric production