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Bag in Featherstitch Technique
Bag in Featherstitch Technique
Bertha Gray Hayes · Weaver, January-February 1941
Article · 3 pages · weaving drafts
Instructions for weaving and assembling a knitting or shopping bag in red, white and blue using a "featherstitch" technique on a four-shaft loom. The article lists materials (carpet warp, Perle cotton tabby, Saxony wool pattern weft, canvas interlining, silk lining, zipper), the threading, and treadling tables for the front and back, connecting band and handles. It explains how to introduce the red "eye" accent, how to cut the canvas pieces, and how to sew and line the bag, with alternate directions for Structo looms.
Bags for the Woman Who Reads
Bags for the Woman Who Reads
Bertha Gray Hayes · Weaver, January-February 1942
Article · 2 pages · weaving drafts
A short 1942 article in Weaver describing two handwoven shoulder bags for carrying reading material, woven in crackle weave with carpet warp. The weft strips are cut from the tops of discarded hosiery, which are stretched into tubular cords and re-dyed red and blue. The article gives the construction method, treadling sequences for both bags, threading notes for Structo Spools on a 15-inch reed, and a draft with tie-up.
Christmas Card Weaving
Christmas Card Weaving
Bertha Gray Hayes · Weaver, October-November 1941
Article · 4 pages · weaving drafts
An article from The Weaver explaining how to weave small Christmas and birthday cards in the Dukagang technique on a Rose Path threading, using a small Structo loom with fine cotton warp. It gives warp and weft materials, shed sequences, step-by-step instructions for laying in the pattern, and tips on beating, finishing and hemstitching. Six designs with color charts are included, plus advice on designing your own cards and mounting the finished weaving in photo folders.

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