HANDWEAVERS INSTRUCTION MANUAL by Harriet C Douglas Copyrighted June, 1949 by Terrist © Drage The Shuttle-Craft Guild Kaleeyriie, CalifornieHANDWEAVERS INSTRUCTION MANUAL by Harriet C Douglas Copyrighted Suna, 1949 Harriet ms The Shuttle-Craft Guild HTH Publishers 1607-A East Edinger Santa Ana, Ca. 92705‘TABLE OF CONTENTS THE INTRODUCTION. «+4. THE LOOM ss seeseeeesereee Standards for Judging ‘The Warp Bean ‘The Apron ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT... Shuttles Bobbins Bobbin Winder Skein Holder Warping Board Spool Rack Tensioner Reeds Small ¥quipment Drawing-in Hook Loom Bench Leash Sticks Pick-up Sticks Heddles Loon Cord Winding A Bobbin oo BRAD 6 THE YARNS 4... z ‘Thread Size Standards 3 Warp Settings, Cotton Warp Settings, Linen 8 -p Settings, Wool THREAD REQUIREMENTS ...404 9 THE DRAFT . seed ‘systems of Notation’ """10 Wodern Graphic Dreft 10 The Profile Draft 10 THE TIB-UP see on ‘Sinking Shed in Rising Shed in Standard Tie-Up in ind Loom Conversion 11 PATTERN ARRANGEMENT ....., 12 Balancing the Pattern’’ 12 Threading Schedules 12 DRUSSING THE LOOM . Chain Warping Winding the Warp Counting Threads ‘The Leash Sleying ‘Threading Beaming ‘The Tie-in Sectional Warping 1s Correcting Errors 16 Missed Dents Crossed Threads String Heddle Errors Weaver's Knot Omitted or Added Threads Major Threading Errors Broken Warp Ends Loon Adjustments 17 Snitch Knot, WEAVING . . ‘Treading The Beat Two-Shuttle Weaving 18 Fastening Weft Ends 19 elvages 19 End Finishes 20 Cutting the Warp 20 TWO-HARNESS WEAVES . ‘Tabby Stripes and Platés 21 Color-Pattern Reps 21 Basket Weave 21 Leno Twist Open Work 22 THRU HARNESS WEAVES 5. Improvised 3-Harness ‘The Three-Harness Weaves 22 TWILL WEAVES se. sss seeeeeeees 23 Weaving Tweeds 23 Simple Twills 23 ‘THE OVERSHOT WEAVE « + 24 Basic Overshot Figures" 24 Hybrid Drafts 24 Weaving Overshot 24 wing As-Drawn~In 2 Weaving Rose Fashion 2 Drafting Borders 27 Weaving "Opposite" Drafts 27 #2 CRACKLE WEAVE sesseveeees 28 SUIMER AND WINTER WEAVE... 29 0 BRONSON WEAVE seseeseeese 30 ‘THe SIMPLE LINEN WEAVES «44, 31 DEVELOPING DRAFTS ON PAPER .. 32 INDEX OF DRAFTS ... THE DRAFTS ..ssseee TECHNIQUE ANALYSES