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Jacquard weaving and designing (1895)

Bell, T. F · New York : Longmans, Green · leaf 296

An illustration from Jacquard weaving and designing, 1895, leaf 296
ply an imitation of figured weaving in colours. Any pattern that can be put on a Brussels carpet can also be put on a tapestry, and with further variation if desired. The effect is not so sharp and rich on the tapestry, as the colours, being printed on the warp, run into each other more or less,… … so that in some cases the tapestry patterns are softer and more pleasing. Fig. 191 shows the texture of a tapestry carpet. A and B are the ground warp threads which bind the weft, the same as in Brussels ; these threads go on one warp roll. 1,2, and 3 are the lying or filling warp threads of linen,…

Jacquard weaving

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