Textile design and colour; elementary weaves and figured fabrics (1921)
Watson, William, F.T.I · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 266
a method ofemploying an expensive material in an economical manner. The following aresuitable weaving particulars :— Warp.All 2/40s ordinary cotton, shade 1.72 threads per inch. Weft. 1 pick 30s ordinary cotton, shade 1. 2 picks 2/40s mercerised cotton or silk, shade 2.1 pick 30s ordinary cotton,… … weft on the tace. The ground of the fabric is therefore covered with minute spotsof mercerised cotton or silk weft, and is in contrast with the figured portion, whichis composed of larger spots of the same material. Warp and Weft Figuring.—The development of a figure in both warp and weftfloat is…
Textile design
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