Cotton Towelling
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Mary Atwater describes a four-harness towelling weave in soft unmercerized cotton, based on Italian and Swedish pieces, in which small overshot threadings are treadled as plain twill with colored borders and tufted bands. She discusses suitable cottons (Bernat's Perugian and Vittoria Strand), warp setting, and gives detailed treadlings for sections (a) through (j) of two illustrated towels. Three threading drafts with sinking and rising shed tie-ups are included (Sweet-Briar Beauty, Dog Tracks, Queen's Delight), along with suggestions for other overshot patterns. The last page carries a notice for the 1941 National Conference of American Handweavers.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- January-February 1941
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
- Weaving drafts
- on 2 pages: 2, 4
- 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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