Linens on Parade
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A 1955 folio of twenty woven linen samples with drafts and weaving instructions, mostly for place mats, table linens, towels and napkins, written by Elmer Wallace Hickman. The introduction ("Tabby Talk") explains a contemporary approach of "cheating the drafts": twill and reverse twill threadings altered by groups of 3, 5 or 7 warp yarns that differ in size, color or texture. It also gives color suggestions, reed sleying advice and yarn sources. Each sample lists warp, weft, sley, treadling and notes, with many using tabby treadling, metallic yarns and boucle. Contributions come from Mrs. Ella Bolster, Lillian Swawite, Mrs. Stanley Crowe, Mrs. C.W. Smith and others.
- Type
- Monograph
- Date
- 1955
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 13
- Weaving drafts
- on 9 pages: 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
- Archive notes
- Published without copyright notice
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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