Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. 4-64 (1964): From Yesterday's Drafts Tomorrow's Heirlooms
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Article by Colonel John S. Fishback on locating, interpreting and reweaving old handwritten coverlet drafts found in the mountain area where he spent summers. It includes a project for a four-shaft coverlet woven from an 1841 draft, with Lily yarn specifications, sley, threading unit divisions, tie-up notes and treadling advice ("tromp as writ"). It also reports sample lengths woven with various Lily yarns as pattern weft. Illustrations include photographs of the faded old drafts, a modern draft translation, an enlargement of the coverlet design and a photograph of the finished coverlet.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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