l be in direct opposition to the original ground plan. As thefilling- is also carried out on the same principle as the warp, thedesig-n is nearly doubled by the picks, the resulting-design or twillbeing- run in the opposite direction. Thus a square or diamondfig-ure is commonly produced. It must be… … Fig. 176. Fig. 17 The smaller weaves of this kind produce only a limitednumber of figures, generally a small diamond with a dot in thecenter, which gives the resemblance of an eye; hence this varietyof design is called a birds-eye. But when we use 8 harnessesor more, they admit of considerable…
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