Card Weaving
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A pamphlet by Mary Meigs Atwater introducing card (tablet) weaving in the simple ancient Egyptian four-hole technique. It covers equipment, materials, reading drafts, warping, threading the cards, stretching the warp, the turning sequences for weaving, and variations such as braided bands. Nine patterns are given with warp color schedules, including the Girdle of Ptahhotep, and photographs of the woven samples. It closes with finishing advice, a short reading list, and pages advertising Lily and Tulip cotton yarns.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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