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The Garden Studio Note Book of Elementary Hand Weaving
The Garden Studio Note Book of Elementary Hand Weaving
Monograph · 54 pages · weaving drafts
A 1932 student notebook of elementary hand weaving by Myra L. Davis and Kate Van Cleve, organized as a series of numbered problems. It covers loom terminology, setting up a four-harness treadle loom, warping, threading and beaming, then graded overshot projects in wool and linen, Swedish embroidery weave, French tapestry weave, laid-in figures, and rugs. Mounted woven samples accompany drafts and treadlings, and the notebook ends with notes on materials, color schemes and a weaving and dyeing bibliography.
Some Weaves for Upholstery and Curtain Fabrics
Some Weaves for Upholstery and Curtain Fabrics
Myra L. Davis · Handicrafter, January-February 1930
Article · 3 pages · weaving drafts
A 1930 Handicrafter article by Myra L. Davis on weaving upholstery and curtain fabrics, with six samples reproduced on four-harness looms from Danish hand-woven originals. It explains the requirements of each fabric type, such as firmness, closeness of weave, drape and fast dyes, and gives yarns, sett and treadling for each sample. Draft diagrams and photographs of the samples are included, along with a note on alternating heavy and fine warp threads to make a firm, non-porous upholstery fabric.
Swedish Embroidery Weave
Swedish Embroidery Weave
Article · 1 page · weaving drafts
A one-page instruction sheet on Swedish embroidery weave, a plain-weave technique in which blocks of two to four warp threads are picked up with a sail needle and a design thread, then followed by a binder. It explains how to place cross-stitch-style designs, which materials to use, and how to raise blocks on a twill-threaded loom or with a wide flat stick. Project directions are given for a luncheon set and a bureau set with pincushion, along with six block design charts.

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