A Primitive Weave
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Mary Atwater describes a warp-face pick-up technique inspired by ancient Peruvian girdles with stylized animal figures, adapted for modern four-harness looms using three harnesses. She gives warp plans, yarns, sleying, treadling and pick-up stick instructions for a Peruvian piece and a Mexican piece, with figure charts and photographs of finished work. She suggests uses such as bags, runners, pillow tops and wall panels, and notes the fabric is decorative rather than hard-wearing.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- July-August 1941
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 7
- Weaving drafts
- on 2 pages: 3, 7
- 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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