Handweaving News (April 1947): Ancient Peruvian Double Woven Cloth
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A two-page April 1947 issue of Handweaving News by Nellie Sargent Johnson on weaving double cloth in the manner of ancient Peruvian pieces, using a four-harness twill threading. It gives directions for a carpet-warp sampler with a two-color warp, treadling for double plain cloth, and a pickup-stick method for weaving a pattern from cross-section paper designs. Page 2 has pattern grids (Figures 1-3) and a side-view diagram of the shed with pickup stick (Figure 4). Photos show an ancient Peruvian piece from the author's collection and a modern piece woven by Mrs. Helen Hill.
- Type
- Periodical
- Date
- April 1947
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
- Weaving drafts
- on 1 page: 2
- Archive notes
- Scanned from xerographic copy
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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