Shortcuts - Templets or Stretchers
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A short article from Master Weaver's Shortcuts series on templets (temples, stretchers) used in handweaving to keep fabric at width. It explains the origin of the names, how hinged and sliding templets are built and used, and their drawbacks such as wavy edges, needle holes and slower weaving. It lists five cases where a templet is justified (very low sett, elastic weft on stiff warp, wide weak warp, bound weaves, and cross or net weaves) and suggests an improved design with rubber-lined jaws. One figure shows a hinged templet.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- May 1959
- 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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