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Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. 2-58 (1958): One Color Upholstery Fabrics
Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. 2-58 (1958): One Color Upholstery Fabrics
Periodical · 12 pages · weaving drafts
A 1958 issue of Lily Mills' Practical Weaving Suggestions by Edna Olsen Healey on weaving plain one-color upholstery fabrics from Lily 3 Strand mercerized soft twist cotton (Art. 714). It gives seven sample fabrics (A-1 through G-1) with photographs, threadings, tie-ups, treadlings, sett and yarn colors. The samples cover Bedford Cord stripes on 8 and 6 shafts, a four-shaft twill weftwise rib, a twill raised weft stripe, Swedish Droppdrall on 6 and 4 shafts, and a Bundendrall warp stripe. Notes on loom choice, width allowance for shrinkage, and a Lily yarn color list are included.
Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. 3-59 (1959): The Zig-Zag Weave
Practical Weaving Suggestions, Vol. 3-59 (1959): The Zig-Zag Weave
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
An issue of Practical Weaving Suggestions (Lily Mills) by Edna Olsen Healey introducing the Zig-Zag Weave, a four-harness Simplified Drall (Swedish) weave forming two reversible blocks, one shiny and one dull. It gives the basic draft, tie-up, treadling, reed setting, weaving and finishing advice, and full threading plans with Lily yarn specifications for four dinner place mats (aqua, crabapple and white, silver grey linen, cork linen). Further samples include a floss design and three small upholstery patterns, with drawdown grids on the last page.

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