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Dressmaking (1917)

Fales, Jane. [from old catalog] · New York, Chicago [etc.] C. Scribner's sons · leaf 148

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There are several weaves which are usually called de-rivatives because they are based on another with a slightvariation. From the plain weave we have the basket andrib weaves. (i) Basket Weave.—The basket weave is found in cottonmaterials, such as monks cloth; in wools and linens, calledbasket… … Plain weave Textile Economics 131 quire more harnesses, but the method of making is in generalthe same. The threads are woven in in groups of two ormore to form squares. For instance, for a group of two oneharness has threads i and 2, 5 and 6, 9 and 10, while theother has 3 and 4, 7 and 8, 11 and…

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