Greek Weaving
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A short 1939 article describing woven handbags from Athens, Greece, made on simple primitive looms with a fine cotton warp and stiff weft yarn, probably goat's wool. It explains the tabby-based, discontinuous-weft technique (like cardboard weaving), crocheted handles and cotton linings. The author suggests duplicating the bags with Bernat's Peasant wool, with colors for five illustrated bags, and notes they can be woven on treadle or portable heddle looms.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- July 1939
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 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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