Spring 1982 issue of The Weaver's Journal (Vol. VI, No. 4, Issue 24) with a rug theme and a long feature on weaving in Quebec by Clotilde Barrett, covering traditional Quebecois techniques (catalogne, point boutonné, travail à la planche, ceinture fléchée) and contemporary garments and home textiles. Rug articles cover an all-white overshot rug, a rag-strip rug, a chenille twice-woven rug, rag rugs with overlapping weft ends, a soumak saddle blanket, a six-end block draft for rugs and a rug techniques overview. Other articles cover card weaving on four shafts, a Guatemalan brocade border, a melon basket, double woven house boots, an inkle tool kit, spice dyeing, 2-tie four-end block drafts (Summer and Winter), and Peruvian slings. The issue also has book reviews, letters, coming events and many advertisements.

Type

Periodical

Date

Spring 1982

Language

English

Pages

68

Weaving drafts

on 20 pages: 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34  and 8 more

Archive notes

By permission.