A Few Twills
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Mary M. Atwater's article surveys a selection of twill weaves for handweavers, with 28 numbered sample drawdowns across seven diagrams. It covers the three-harness jeans twill, four-harness two-two and broken twills, double three-one twill, corkscrew twills, six- and eight-harness twills, double-face twills in blocks, a fancy twill with two weft weights, and twills using two-color warps and wefts. The text discusses suitable uses (dress and coat fabrics, blankets, linens), warp setting, and handling selvages in twill weaving. Each diagram gives tie-ups, threadings and treadling sequences.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- July 1939
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 8
- Weaving drafts
- on 7 pages: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Archive notes
- 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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