The Weaver's Assistant
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An early American weaving manual printed at Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1818, explaining the first principles of weaving and giving upwards of eighty drafts for diapers, coverlets and other cloths. It opens with a glossary of loom terms and an explanation of drawing and cording (tie-up) methods on two to four shafts, then presents drafts for kersey, huckaback, dimity, fustian, shawls, floating-work and double carpet coverlets, and diapers on up to sixteen shades. It closes with observations on painting drafts to preview the figure, and an appendix of tables for calculating warp lengths, reeds, beers, bouts and threads, followed by contents and errata.
- Type
- Book
- Date
- 1818
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 68
- Weaving drafts
- on 42 pages: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 30 more
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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