Something New in Rugs
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Mary Atwater describes a "Two-Warp" rug technique woven on a loom with two warp beams, in which a weaving warp interlaces with the weft over a slack-tension stuffer warp that adds thickness. She explains threading in a summer-and-winter style unit, warp lengths and sleying with carpet warp, suitable weft yarns, and treadling for rising and sinking shed looms. She also describes a pick-up method for Finnweave-style pictorial motifs (Peruvian birds, cat, pelican, Guatemalan duck). The article has photographs of sample rugs and a page of drafts, tie-ups and motif charts.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- October-November 1941
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 6
- Weaving drafts
- on 1 page: 6
- 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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