Shortcuts, How To Weave Easier and Faster
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An opinion piece from the Master Weaver bulletin arguing that modern handweaving is needlessly slow and laborious because of poor equipment, poor instruction and outdated methods borrowed from other countries. The author cites 18th-century professional weavers' speeds (50 to 80 picks per minute, several yards per hour) to claim that weaving a yard of cloth in 30 minutes is realistic. It criticizes vertical warping reels and multi-person warping methods and introduces a forthcoming series of articles on shortcuts, starting with the loom.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- May 1958
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 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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