Worsteds and Woolens, Etc.
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A two-page article from Baldwin's Textile Designer (September 1889), reprinted from the Journal of Fabrics, on designing worsted and woolen cloths for men's coatings, trouserings and suitings. It describes satin-based corkscrew or rolling twill patterns on 10, 11 and 14 ends, a backed cloth, and a heavy 16-end backed satin with draft and pegging plan, plus a satin stripe for light serges. Cloth builds are given as ends and picks per inch, yarn counts and finished weight. The last part covers fancy woolens (double plain hair-lines, mohair, twist and knop yarns) and tennis cloths, with coloring advice.
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