Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. V, No. 2: Notes on 'Crackle Weave'
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Mary Meigs Atwater's leaflet explains the crackle weave, a four-block, four-harness weave she named after a Swedish Jamtlandsvaev structure. It covers the weave's origin, block structure, drafting rules, materials and sett, treadle and table-loom tie-up conversions, and three treadling methods (normal, summer-and-winter style, Italian no-tabby). Drafts include 'Three Flowers', 'Cottage Windows', a modern arrangement, 'Rain on the River' with color-shading instructions, and two rug patterns. The last page advertises Lily Mills hand weaving yarns.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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