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Terrace Textures; Section 1
Terrace Textures; Section 1
Monograph · 25 pages · weaving drafts
Section 1 of Terrace Textures, a 1949 series of handweaving lessons from the Terrace Yarn Shop in Portland, Oregon. It teaches design principles (rhythm, color harmony, neutrals, proportion, dominance) through woven samples, mostly twill threadings on a standard tie-up. Each sample gives yarn type and size, warp set, amounts, reed setting, treadling and finishing for projects such as place mats, towels, suiting and coating, upholstery, aprons, baby blankets and a handbag. The final lesson introduces a bowknot loop technique. Linen, cotton and wool yarns are covered, with a few short threading drafts for herringbone, lace and basket-weave variations.
Terrace Textures; Section 2
Terrace Textures; Section 2
Monograph · 17 pages · weaving drafts
Section 2 of the Terrace Textures color and design series, issued by the Terrace Yarn Shop of Portland, Oregon, for handweavers. It covers color value, texture contrast, radiation, balance and blending colors, with woven sample swatches, warp sett, yarn sizes and treadling recipes for each. Projects include a necktie with construction steps, a pleated metallic skirt, dirndl skirt trim and a loose-weave drapery, mostly on twill and tabby threadings.
Terrace Textures; Section 3
Terrace Textures; Section 3
Monograph · 20 pages · weaving drafts
Section 3 of Terrace Textures, a handweaving lesson series from the Terrace Yarn Shop of Portland, Oregon, combining design and color theory with sample-based projects. Topics include rhythm, dominance, monochromatic, analogous and complementary colors, blending materials, rug weaving, adapting patterns (twill, crackle, overshot), space warping for lace effects, black-and-white contrast studies, and the color wheel. Each sample gives warp and weft yarns, sett, threading, treadling and suggested uses such as upholstery, drapery, rugs and table linens, many with drafts and photographs of washed samples.
Terrace Textures; Section 4
Terrace Textures; Section 4
Monograph · 9 pages · weaving drafts
Section 4 of the Terrace Textures Basic Design Series from the Terrace Yarn Shop, Portland, Oregon. Each page presents a yarn type (cotton boucle, cotton, linen in several sizes, rayon novelty, wool) with a photographed woven sample, yarn yardage per pound, warp set, threading and treadling, and project yardage for items such as table mats, towels, dirndl skirts and suiting. Four pages give four-harness drafts, including a Thousand Flowers pattern, a Whig Rose pattern and an irregular twill.
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