Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. 2-55 (1955): Cloth Analysis
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An instructional bulletin on analyzing handwoven cloth to recover yarn grist, sett, threading draft, tie-up and treadling from a finished sample. Rupert Peters works through four examples: an overshot runner (Bachelor's Button), a Finnish bird's-eye towel, a Bronson weave cushion (Rose and Compass pillow top), and a summer and winter stand cover. Each comes with a drawdown or profile, a threading and tie-up, and weaving directions with yarn and reed data. It also covers the profile method, tabby treadling, and tie-ups for counterbalanced versus jack looms.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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