Colours in Simple Weaves
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A short article from Master Weaver (No. 5, August 1952) on how alternating two or three colours in warp and weft can create pattern effects in simple weaves such as tabby, basket weave and twill. It explains how two-block summer-and-winter patterns can be transcribed into coloured tabby or twill, how to make colour draw-downs, and how colour arrangement can imitate more complex weaves needing more heddle-frames. Twelve figures show drafts and draw-downs. The scan also includes a 'From the Classics' excerpt from Clinton G. Gilroy (1844) on striking up the weft, loom mounting and the swing of the lay.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- August 1952
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 4
- Weaving drafts
- on 3 pages: 1, 2, 3
- Archive notes
- PDF provided by Judith Combs. By permission.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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