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Grammar of textile design (1906)

Nisbet, Harry · London, Scott, Greenwood & son; New York, D. Van Nostrand co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 50

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ft twill is required from yarn spun " weft " way (Fig. 58) the twill should incline upward from right to left also, as in Fig. 60. (This may at first appear inconsistent, until it is observed that the direction or spirality of twist in a spun thread inclines in opposite directions when placed at… … Fig. 60, — Showing the direction of Twill in a Weft-face Twill Fabric with Weft Yarn Spun "Weft-way," to produce a prominent Twill. spun *' twist " way and weft spun " weft " way, the twill should, in this case also, incline upward 'from right to left, as indicated in Fig. 61. If, however, a weft…

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