Chenille Rugs in Double Weave
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A 1938 article by Elmer Wallace Hickman describing how to weave thick rugs of cotton chenille weft in eight-harness double weave, whose surface resembles cut velvet. It explains the principle of double cloth on four and eight harnesses, including shed formation, treadling, selvage handling, and a 12-harness arrangement with long-eyed heddles for tabby. It gives practical notes on warp (24 ends per inch, two colors), reed, chenille choice, and color combinations. Four drafts, shed diagrams, and rug photographs are included.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- April 1938
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 6
- Weaving drafts
- on 2 pages: 4, 5
- 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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