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Dressmaking (1917)

Fales, Jane. [from old catalog] · New York, Chicago [etc.] C. Scribner's sons · leaf 152

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a cotton back with irregular twilleffect. Skinners satin is a well-known illustration of this.Many of these materials are less expensive than all silk andprove satisfactory in wearing quality. If the threads havetoo long a float on the surface, as frequently happens insome foulards, they are likely… … Satin weave Textile Economics 135 speaking, however, the satin weave is satisfactory and givesmany beautiful fabrics. (d) Figure-Weaving.—Figure-weaving is closely allied tothe satin and twill weaves, many of the designs being reallya combination of the two. Figure-weaving is done on theJacquard…

Dressmaking · Costume · Textile industry and fabrics

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