Swatch Page - Sixteen Harness Point Twills
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A one-page Swatch Page from Minnesota Weaver in which Irene Wood introduces sixteen-harness point twills, also called damask, pattern, or fancy twills. She briefly links their popularity to handweavers turning to complex weaves after the Industrial Revolution and notes their spread across Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, and the American Colonies. It includes a threading draft with border, a tie-up, and a photograph of the woven swatch.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- February 1977
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
- Weaving drafts
- on 1 page: 1
- Archive notes
- By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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