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Contents, September 3, 2011
This review is from: The Handloom Weaves: An Analysis and Classification of the 55 Most Important Harness Controlled Weaves For The Handloom (Shuttle Craft Guild Monograph, No 33) (Paperback)
The Handloom Weaves :
An Analysis and Classification of the 52 Most Important Harness Controlled Weaves for the Handloom with Illustrations, Drafts, Tie-Ups, Treadling Orders, Selvage Threadings and Explanations.
by Harriet Tidball
1957
chapters
introduction to the classification
classification of handloom weaves
draft conventions
warp and weft
threading systems and weaving methods
the structural group
Plain Weave
Twill
Twill Derivative
Unit
Grouped-Thread
Double Weave
Rhythmic Weave
Gauze or Leno
After explaining the class each weave structure is shown using a black and white photograph of a sample and is accompanied by a pattern draft and an explanation of the significance and the history.
This is designed to understand textile construction by viewing it as a system of interlacement of threads.
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