Handweaving News (January 1945): Designing with Twill Herringbone, and Rosepath
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A January 1945 Handweaving News article by Nellie S. Johnson on designing four-harness threadings by combining twill, herringbone, and rosepath units. It explains how to vary centers, repeat twills in groups, enlarge pattern blocks, and draw down threadings to see the woven effect. The final page shows key drafts with threadings named Butterflies, Electric Lights, Water Lilies, Totem Poles, and Maple Leaf, by her students Marie Copeland and Laura Spalding.
- Type
- Periodical
- Date
- January 1945
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
- Weaving drafts
- on 3 pages: 1, 2, 3
- Archive notes
- Scanned from xerographic copy
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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