11. As steam began to power looms , lace became inexpensive and common. 12. Mule-spinners and power loom weavers were also being paid by piece. 13. Hand mules and self-actors but normally also operated power looms in weaving sheds. 14. Rabkavi-Banhatti has more than 22000 power looms which is the highest in Karnataka. 15. In Andipatti Taluk Handloom weaving and power looms are flourishing. 16. Lowell had memorized all the workings of British power looms without writing anything down. 17. Some are woven on hand looms of age-old design; some on electric power looms . 18. John Capron's first ever power looms for woolens made the first Civil War cloth. 19. A 140-year legacy of manufacturing military uniforms and clothing began with 1820 power looms . 20. In 1818 William Woods introduced the first power looms to the Wigan cotton mills.