Warping Collection

Time warp, conceptual image. Composite artwork of a clock being sucked into a wormhole

Warping Room, Cotton Mill, Wigan
Girls surrounded by machinery in the warping room at a cotton mill in Wigan, Lancashire. Date: Date unknown

Silk manufacture: transferring yarn from the warping reel to a spool, 1780
3480179 Silk manufacture: transferring yarn from the warping reel to a spool, 1780; (add.info.: Silk manufacture: transferring yarn from the warping reel to a spool)

Silk manufacture; warped silk being wound from the spool, 1780
3480181 Silk manufacture; warped silk being wound from the spool, 1780; (add.info.: Silk manufacture; warped silk being wound from the spool on to a roller ready to be used on the loom)

Warping, linen production, Victorian period

Linen manufacture, Warping

Warping Mill in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Lace Making - first three processes
Lace Making - Winding and Threading, Bobbin Winding, Warping (1 of 2) Date: 19th century

Silk manufacturing in China (engraving)
6032045 Silk manufacturing in China (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silk manufacturing in China.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Indian Cotton, the Webs of Dacca (engraving)
1608258 Indian Cotton, the Webs of Dacca (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Cotton, the Webs of Dacca)

Winding, Warping with a New Improved Warping Mill and Weaving
2836280 Winding, Warping with a New Improved Warping Mill and Weaving, plate VII of The Linen Manufactory of Ireland, 1791 (coloured engraving) by Hincks

Ms 1044 f. 101 Women Spinning Wool, from Ovide Moralise written by Chretien Legouais
XIR158106 Ms 1044 f.101 Women Spinning Wool, from Ovide Moralise written by Chretien Legouais (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Rouen, France; French

The Weaver (w / c on paper)
RWS137251 The Weaver (w/c on paper) by Vosper, Sydney Curnow (1866-1942); Trustees of the Royal Watercolour Society, London, UK; eRoyal Watercolour Society; English, out of copyright

Lace Manufacturer (engraving)
2801984 Lace Manufacturer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lace Manufacturer)

Funerary model of a textile workshop, from the Tomb of Meketre, Valley of the Nobles
XIR184768 Funerary model of a textile workshop, from the Tomb of Meketre, Valley of the Nobles, Middle Kingdom, c.2000 BC (painted wood) by Egyptian 11th Dynasty (2061-2010 BC)

Warping through the Ice, pub London 1874 (woodcut)
955557 Warping through the Ice, pub London 1874 (woodcut) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Marriage of Princess May and HRH the Duke of York, weaving the Wedding Dress at Spitalfields (engraving)
1062674 The Marriage of Princess May and HRH the Duke of York, weaving the Wedding Dress at Spitalfields (engraving) by Barnes

WOOL PROCESSING
Processing wool: spinning, reeling, warping & weaving. Date: 18th century

Arab Women Union Ramallah Warping 1934 West Bank
Arab Womens Union of Ramallah Warping. 1934, West Bank, R─üm All─üh

Reflection of gondola prows, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Silk Manufacture in China. 19th century

Hand Warping for Damask Handloom Weaving, Waringstown
Hand Warping forDamask Handloom Weaving, Waringstown - an interior shot of a man overseeing hand warping. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Waringstown). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Warping - an interior of a linen factory showing a machine warping the yarn. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Machines for silk manufacture, 18th century.. Machines for silk manufacture- reeling, winding, throwsting, doubling and warping, 18th century

Source Size = 2545 x 1137
Indian Cotton, the Webs of Dacca: Warping

Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles - Jackson Winding and Warping Company - Picture of a high speed warper, June 1937, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940, was an American photographer

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1912. Interior view of the large warping room with young workers at a textile mill in Lonsdale, Rhode Island. Photograph by Lewis Hine in November 1912

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1908. Boy using a warping machine with a man overseeing his work at the Catawba Cotton Mill in Newton, North Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1908

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1910. Boy using a warping machine with a man overseeing his work at the Elk Cotton Mill in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Photograph by Lewis Hine, November 1910

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1908. Boy at a warping machine at the Clyde Cotton Mill in Newton, North Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1908

TEXTILE MILL, 1908. A warper at his machine at the Catawba Cotton Mill in Newton, North Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1908

TEXTILE MILL, 1908. A warper at his machine in a cotton mill in Newton, North Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1908

The 1902 Wright glider turning to the right using wing warping. Date: 1902

Spitalfields silk worker winding silk onto the warping frame: London. From Saturday Magazine London, 16 November 1833. Woodcut

Curvature of space-time, artwork C018 / 0946
Curvature of space-time. Computer artwork of a spherical body curving space-time. Einsteins General Theory of Relativity treats gravity as the curvature of space-time

The devils thumb, ships boring and warping in the pack

To the right hon able the Earl of Hertford, ... this plate representing winding, warping with a new improved warping mill, and weaving; is... inscribed by... Wm. Hincks

Orville making right turn, showing warping of wings, hill visible in front of him; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1902 Oct. 24

Royal wedding 1893 - weaving the wedding dress
The weaving of the wedding dress for the marriage of Princess May of Teck(later the Duchess of York, then Queen Mary)(1867-1953) to George Duke of York(later King George V)(1865-1936)

Gravity Probe B satellite, artwork
Gravity Probe B satellite, computer artwork. The Earth (background) is shown warping a grid of space-time. The Gravity Probe B satellite is an experiment that was conducted by NASA

Energy-releasing black hole. Computer artwork of the energy-releasing black hole (upper left) in galaxy MCG -6-30-15. The energy around this black hole was measured by astronomers

Warped space-time due to gravity
Warped space-time. Composite artwork of bent grid lines below the Earth, representing the warping of space-time due to gravity

Mental illness, conceptual artwork
Mental illness. Conceptual computer artwork of multiple warped heads, which may represent psychosis or a similar mental illness

Black hole, artwork. Space-time grid warping around a black hole (centre). This object is formed when the core of a star collapses under its own weight

Alien planets and space warp, artwork
Alien planets and space warp, computer artwork. Several extrasolar planets and moons are seen here, against a background of stars. Three planets or moons are at upper right, and one is at bottom

Cotton Warping Mill
A female worker operating a warping-mill

Reflection of Amsterdam houses in canal, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Holland), Europe

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"Warping: A Journey Through Time and Textiles" Step into the warp of time with this conceptual image capturing the essence of "warping. " From the bustling Warping Room in a Cotton Mill in Wigan to the intricate linen production during the Victorian period, this caption takes you on a historical tour of textile manufacturing. Intriguingly, linen manufacture is closely tied to warping, as seen in the meticulous process carried out in Warping Mills. Even woollen mills in Bradford had their own dedicated Warping Mills for efficient production. Lace making also relies on warping as one of its first three processes, showcasing its significance across various textiles. Traveling further east, we delve into silk manufacturing in China through an enchanting engraving. The delicate artistry involved highlights how warping plays a crucial role even beyond Western borders. Similarly, Indian cotton weaves its webs of beauty known as Dacca, where warping contributes to creating stunning fabrics. As technology advanced, innovations like New Improved Warping Mills revolutionized winding and weaving techniques. This progression can be witnessed through Ms 1044 f. 101 Women Spinning Wool from Ovide Moralise written by Chretien Legouais and depicted in The Weaver's watercolor on paper masterpiece. Join us on this captivating journey that intertwines history and craftsmanship—where time warp meets conceptual images—to celebrate the artistry behind "warping" throughout centuries and continents.