Weaving
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The 11th edition Britannica article on weaving, in two parts. The first, on industrial technology and machinery, defines weaving and describes basic weave groups (plain, repp, twill, satin and satteen, damask, brocade, backed and compound fabrics, tapestries, piled fabrics, gauze, lappet). It then covers the hand-loom, draw loom harness, Jacquard machine, power loom, warping, sizing, drawing-in and stop motions. The second part, on archaeology and art, surveys historical woven textiles: Egyptian, Syrian, Byzantine, Sassanian, Saracenic, Italian silks, damask and linen weaving, with a short bibliography.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 16
- Weaving drafts
- on 1 page: 2
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