Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. 1-60 (1960): Weaving with Wool
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A Lily Mills leaflet issued as part of Practical Weaving Suggestions in which Lela Gordon explains how to weave baby blankets, carriage robes, bonnets and a sacque in wool. It opens with tips on handling wool (light beat, avoiding loom shrinkage, splicing Pompadour yarn, making several articles from one warp). It then gives four projects with materials, sett, threadings, tie-ups and treadling: texture and lace weave, surface weave and huck weave, a three-tone plaid blanket in plain weave, and a sheer blanket with sacque. The final page gives sewing directions and diagrams for an expandable bonnet.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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