Scientific sewing and garment cutting, for use in schools and in the home; (1898)
Wakeman, Antoinette Prudence (Van Hoesen), Mrs., 1856- [from old catalog], Heller, Louise M., [from old catalog] joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett & company · leaf 155
e warp, and the other the weft. The warp,which is generally, but not always, the parallel threads, is mounted onthe loom before the weaving begins. The weft is the thread thatcrosses and intersects the warp. The first looms were two transverse bare attached to pegs driveninto the ground. Between… … tical loom, at which two weaversthough they used their hands only,the Grecian vertical loom. Withthis was used a rod which wasboth shuttle and batten, and whichhad a hook on the end by meansof which the weft was drawnthrough the warp. The development of this uni-versally necessary art was veryslow.…
Sewing · Garment cutting
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