Solving the Mystery of the Strange Draft
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Mary E. Black gives a step-by-step method for working out an unfamiliar weaving draft that arrives with no tie-up, treadling, or draw-down. Using a Swedish four-block draft marked V. bord and H. bord as the example, she transposes the draft, names the blocks, makes a profile draw-down, and derives the tie-up and treadling. She identifies the structure as overshot, weaves samples in cotton, rayon boucle and linen, corrects the unbalanced blocks, and recognizes the result as a Swedish daldrall variation. The article includes drafts, draw-downs, and photographs of the samples.
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