Treatise on the Designing and Construction of Woven Fabrics
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A 1906 textbook by Herman O. Werner of the Rhode Island School of Design, in two books. Book I covers the designing and construction of woven fabrics: point paper, the foundation weaves, rib and basket weaves, twill variations and drafting, satin derivatives, two-warp and two-filling cloths, double and triple cloths, gauze/leno, and pile fabrics. Book II covers textile calculations: yarn counts and equivalents across cotton, worsted, woolen and silk systems, cloth analysis, warp and filling calculations, take-up, waste and costing. Illustrated throughout with point-paper drawdowns, drawing-in drafts and chain drafts.
- Type
- Book
- Date
- c. 1906
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 166
- Weaving drafts
- on 54 pages: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 42 more
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