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Figuring a Metric Warp
Figuring a Metric Warp
Peggy Dokka · Minnesota Weaver, February 1976
Article · 1 page
A one-page column from the Minnesota Weaver on figuring a warp in metric units. It works through an example of two sets of place mats (8 mats per set) with a 9 meter warp, a 40 dent reed double sleyed, and 240 ends, and argues that metric units in tens make warp calculation easier than inches and yards. It also mentions a slide-rule style "Metric Converter" sold by mail order. The page includes advertisements for two St. Paul needlework shops.
Further Information on the Metric System
Further Information on the Metric System
Article · 1 page
A one-page piece from the Minnesota Weaver explaining how the metric system helps with dyeing, mainly through easier computation of dye-to-fiber ratios in grams per kilogram and wider availability of accurate small balance scales for weighing mordants. It recommends Edward Worst's Foot Power Loom Weaving for its natural dye recipes in grams and announces a following article on metric yarn sizes. The page also carries a Shows & Exhibits column listing April 1976 weaving and art exhibits in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, plus local shop advertisements.
Intro to Metric System
Intro to Metric System
Peggy Dokka · Minnesota Weaver, October 1975
Article · 1 page
A one-page scan from Minnesota Weaver (October 1975) containing the first installment of Peggy Dokka's series "Metrics for Weavers." It advises weavers to "think metric" directly and offers body-based aids for visualizing centimeters, decimeters and meters, with application to the loom promised for the next issue. The same page also carries Connie Magoffin's natural dyeing column "From Woods & Fields" with reader-submitted dye recipes.
Measurements of length, weight, volume and temperature
Measurements of length, weight, volume and temperature
Peggy Dokka · Minnesota Weaver, December 1975-January 1976
Article · 1 page
A single page from Minnesota Weaver carrying Peggy Dokka's third installment of "Metrics for Weavers," which outlines the metric units of length, weight, volume and temperature that apply to fiber crafts, with everyday comparisons and a note on dyeing temperatures. The page also holds Char Miller's report on a Minneapolis workshop with Spanish tapestry artist Josep Grau-Garriga, and a BEKA Looms advertisement listing Minnesota dealers.
Metrics for Loom and Warp
Metrics for Loom and Warp
Peggy Dokka · Minnesota Weaver, November 1975
Article · 1 page
A single page from the Minnesota Weaver (November 1975) with a short column on converting to metric measurements in weaving. It suggests treating a 40-inch loom as one meter wide, adapting a warping board to metric lengths, and ordering metric reeds sized in dents per 10 cm, with rough equivalents to US dent sizes. The page also carries a short essay, 'Of Baskets' by Cathy Ingebretsen, on why people weave, plus guild and shop advertisements.
The TEX System of yarn sizing
The TEX System of yarn sizing
Article · 1 page
A short article, "Metrics for Weavers" by Peggy Dokka, explaining the TEX system of yarn sizing, in which a yarn's size is the weight in grams of a 1000 meter skein. It argues that yarns of equal TEX can be set at the same sett regardless of fiber, citing the table in John Tovey's Weaves and Pattern Drafting with examples for cotton, linen and worsted. The page also carries the editor's end-of-year note, a "Have You Heard" column of guild news, and an advertisement for a flea market.
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