Issue No. 6 (October 1952) of Master Weaver, a bi-monthly bulletin for advanced handweavers published by Z-Handicrafts in Fulford, Quebec. It opens with an editorial on renewals and a planned series of equipment-building descriptions, then an article on achieving good selvedges (bobbin winding, warp tension, beating rhythm, weft twist). It also includes a Louis Crommelin (1705) excerpt on dressing linen warp, an introduction to the drafting theory of double weaves (double-width and circular fabrics, double twill, stitched double cloth, stitching treadles and extra frames), and an article on designing modern block patterns in traditional weaves with profile drafts, worked through in summer-and-winter and 1:2 turned twill. The last page advertises an Encyclopedia of Hand-Weaving.

Type

Periodical

Date

October 1952

Language

English

Pages

15

Weaving drafts

on 6 pages: 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14

Archive notes

By permission