Design in the Weaving Manufactures
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An encyclopedia article on 'design' in woven manufactures, explaining how ornamental patterns are drawn on ruled design paper and translated to the loom. It covers how squares represent warp and weft threads, how oblique and curved lines are approximated, and includes a table of angles of obliquity for 1 to 9 squares of warp and weft. A worked example calculates the size of a damask flower on cloth versus on paper. The last page is Plate IV, 'Designs for Weaving', showing grid designs for similar spots, dissimilar spots, dornock, dimity and damask.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1819
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
- Weaving drafts
- on 1 page: 3
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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