Decorative textiles; an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, cretonnes, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers (1918)
Hunter, George Leland, 1867-1927 · Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company; Grand Rapids, The Dean-Hicks company · leaf 82
ffeta, rep and denim. At this point it may be well to emphasise the fact that in weav-ing, the warp threads are mounted on rollers and stretched the longway of the loom, whilst the weft threads (also called filling or tram)are thrown in the shuttle across the loom from right to left, and backagain;… … Plate I—EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VENETIAN CARVED AND PAINTED CHAIR,UPHOLSTERED IN STRIPED SATIN DECORATIVE TEXTILES enable the warps to be moved, some up and some down, so as to leavethe opening or shed through which the bobbin or shuttle passes. In plain weave there is complete alternation of warps and…
Embroidery · Tapestry · Textile fabrics · Lace and lace making · Wallpaper · Decoration and ornament
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