Matthews, Washington, 1843-1905. [from old catalog] · Washington · leaf 29
WEAVING OF SASHES. § X. Their way of weaving long ribbon-like articles, such as sashes or belts, garters, and hair-bands, which we will next consider, presents many interesting variations from the method pursued in making blank- ets. To form a sash the weaver proceeds as follows : She drives into… … Fig. 57.— Section of Navajo belt. (however, as the warp usually consists of threads of three different colors it is not always one continuous string) from below upwards in such a way as to secure two sheds, as shown in the diagram, Fig. 5G. Every turn of the warp passes over the sticks a and b; but…
Navajo weavers · Navajo textile fabrics
Internet Archive · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
