Variety on a Long Linen Warp
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A 1939 article by Veva N. Carr describing how weaver Elizabeth Burleigh produces varied linen pieces from one long warp. She warps 40/2 linen at 36 ends per inch, about 13½ inches wide, and can resley it into a 30-dent reed for wider pieces with a heavier weft. The article gives drafts for summer and winter and a miniature wheel draft for overshot-type weaving, and mentions crackle weave and colored linen floss ties. Photographs show luncheon sets, towels and a tray set, and hand hemstitching is also discussed.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- October-November 1939
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 4
- Weaving drafts
- on 2 pages: 1, 2
- 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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