Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. 2-58 (1958): One Color Upholstery Fabrics
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A 1958 issue of Lily Mills' Practical Weaving Suggestions by Edna Olsen Healey on weaving plain one-color upholstery fabrics from Lily 3 Strand mercerized soft twist cotton (Art. 714). It gives seven sample fabrics (A-1 through G-1) with photographs, threadings, tie-ups, treadlings, sett and yarn colors. The samples cover Bedford Cord stripes on 8 and 6 shafts, a four-shaft twill weftwise rib, a twill raised weft stripe, Swedish Droppdrall on 6 and 4 shafts, and a Bundendrall warp stripe. Notes on loom choice, width allowance for shrinkage, and a Lily yarn color list are included.
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