The Spanish Stitch
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Gertrude Whitman Howells describes the Spanish stitch, a lacy, open weft technique woven on a tabby shed, which she revived after finding an old linen strip in Seville. She gives its history in the Toledo region, the three-movement method, and step-by-step directions for a row of pyramids. She also covers common mistakes, suggested reed, warp and weft yarns, and her use of a colored foundation warp. Illustrations include cross-stitch pattern charts, a sample strip drawing, and photographs of a runner with a fringed end and a corner.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- March 1936
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 4
- Weaving drafts
- on 1 page: 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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