A book of studies in plant form with some suggestions for their application to design (1896)
Lilley, A. E. V, Midgeley, W., joint author · New York : Scribner · leaf 87
Fig. 112.—Madras muslin (Christmas Rose). Repeat 18 by 9 inches. The weft is usually composed of richer and costlier materialthan the warp, and is used to form the most prominent part of STUDIES IN PLANT FORM AND DESIGN … TEXTILES 73 the pattern. A cUfferent shuttle of course is used for each colour(sometimes as many as six at a time, though two or three aremore common) but by planting the flowers and variouscoloured details in alternating horizontal rows (Fig. 112) morecolours may be used without increasing the…
Decoration and ornament
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