First issue (December 1951) of Master Weaver, a bi-monthly bulletin for handweavers issued by Z-Handicrafts of Fulford, Quebec. It contains practical articles on weaving single linen (warping, beaming, threading, loom adjustment, weaving, edge problems), the first part of a series on spot weaves covering swivel weave with drafts and treadlings, a reflective essay on why people weave, and a study of the variations obtainable from four-block patterns, shown as grids of pattern diagrams. It also includes a note on the terms harness, heddle-frame and leaf (from the Encyclopedia of Hand-Weaving) and a piece on shed regulators for counterbalanced looms, with diagrams. An advertisement for the Encyclopedia of Hand-Weaving appears inside the cover.

Type

Periodical

Date

December 1951

Language

English

Pages

14

Weaving drafts

on 5 pages: 8, 9, 11, 12, 13

Archive notes

By permission