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Crib Coverlets
Crib Coverlets
Doris McMullen · Weaver, October-November 1941
Article · 1 page
A short article by Doris McMullen proposing woven baby crib coverlets as a quick, inexpensive item for weavers to make and sell. She recommends Bernat yarns (Umbrian for warp, Glendown, Weaving Special and Fabri for weft), describes a coverlet with a picked-up peach border and one with partial pattern pick-up in deep blue, and suggests a four-block diamond border used with the Rebecca Garrison coverlet draft. She also explains weaving the child's name into the hem using the French embroidery method. Two photographs illustrate the coverlets; no drafts are printed.
Curtains
Curtains
Doris McMullen · Weaver, October-November 1940
Article · 1 page
A short 1940 article by Doris McMullen on hand-woven curtains for a seaside home. She describes a striped bathroom curtain woven with linen floss in black and red, and a hall curtain using yellow Umbrian warp as filler with Vibbora strand in turquoise, brown and white. She reports that the colors did not fade in salt air and recommends heavy linen floss in lace weave or mercerized cotton in Bronson weave. A photograph shows the finished curtains; no drafts are given.
D is for Damask
D is for Damask
Doris McMullen · Weaver, April-May 1941
Article · 2 pages
A short 1941 magazine article encouraging handweavers to try damask, which the author describes as rich yet quick to weave because threading is done in units and only one shuttle is used. It describes a tree-bordered linen dinner cloth designed by Margaret Bergman, recommends linen warps and wefts and sett, and suggests place mats. It also explains how to combine damask with Lace weave on eight ends per unit, with gold metallic thread in the weft. No drafts are given, but the author refers readers to the Atwater Shuttle-Craft book for drafts and tie-ups.
The Kitsap Weaving and Spinning Guild
The Kitsap Weaving and Spinning Guild
Doris McMullen · Weaver, January-February 1941
Article · 3 pages
An article by Doris McMullen describing the Kitsap Weaving and Spinning Guild of Kitsap County, Washington, founded in April 1938 with the encouragement of Margaret Bergman. It reports on the guild's First Annual Exhibit at the Bremerton Library in October 1939, covering coverlets, a Ghiordes-knot rug, Swedish aprons in rose path, Dukagang wall hangings, and silk yardage, with six photographic illustrations of the display.
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