Plaited Soutache
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A 1929 Melliand article on soutache (flat plaited braid) and the specialized braiding machines built in the United States to produce it. It explains how a soutache braider works, using two horn-gears, an odd number of carriers (3 to 13) and a figure-8 race-way. It describes a heavy 'battleship carrier' machine for paper cord braid used in rag-style Colonial rugs and reed or fiber furniture, with details of tension weights, wire-cored paper cord, machine size and output. Illustrated with a rug photograph, schematic diagrams and photographs of the machines.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- August 1929
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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