Traditional and Modern Designing
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An article from Master Weaver (Fulford, Quebec), No. 23, giving a step-by-step method for handweavers to develop their own designs. The author advises choosing and studying a cultural background, learning its traditional patterns, yarns and colours, and then adapting them to modern needs of simplicity, freedom from routine and functionality. A long example from the Carpathian highlands shows how climate, materials and daily life shape textiles. A place mat is used to show how pattern should relate to function, illustrated by six small abstract composition diagrams. It also touches on colour (stripes), yarn choice and weave selection.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- September 1955
- 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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