How Not to Weave Linen
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An article from the first issue of Master Weaver (Z-Handicrafts, Fulford, Quebec) on handling single-ply linen yarn at the loom. It argues that linen is inelastic and cannot stand friction, so the key is to avoid stretching and rubbing it. It goes step by step through warping, beaming, threading and sleying, loom adjustment, weaving, beating, and fixing broken ends and uneven edges. It also covers unweaving and sizing with paraffin wax. Two simple diagrams show a warping stand and a hook.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- December 1951
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
- 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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