Edward F. Worst (1866–1949)

Indeholder "Introduction", "Chapter I. The Loom. Weaving and Threading", " Loom Weaving", " The Construction of Plain Cloth", " The Essential Parts of a Loom", " Preparing a Long Warp", " Construction of Warping Board and Its Use", " Securing the Crosses", " Taking Off the Warp", " The Warping Reel", " Alternate Method of Warping with Four Threads", " Keeping Account of Threads Warped", " Warping a Number of Threads at Once", " Turning on, or Beaming", " The Warp Spreader", " Laying in Sticks", " Knotting the Heddles", " Heddle Sticks", " Threading the Loom", " The Reed", " Threading and Placing the Reed", " Tying th Loom", " The Cloth Beam", " The Shed", " The Small Shuttle", " Bobbin Winder", " The Temple", " Floor Swift", "Chapter II. Plain Weaving", " Rag Rugs", " Plaids", " Checked Curtains", " Silk Rags", " Basket Weave", " Pattern Weaving", " Beginning the Threading", " Threading the Reed", " Tying the Heddle Sticks", " Weaving the Pattern", " Weaving a Border", " Second Change in Pattern", " Using Checked Paper", " Adaptations of Patterns", " Rose Path Pattern", " Threading and Weaving Rose Path Pattern", " The Lams", "Chapter III. Colonial Patterns", " Reading a Pattern Draft", " The Big Diamond Pattern", " The Tie-Up", " Weaving the Pattern", " The Threading Draft", " Where to Begin the Threading for Large Patterns", " Block Work Pattern", " Chariot Wheel Pattern", " Orange Peel Pattern", " Governors's Garden", " Bonaparte's March", " Weaving the Borders", " Snail's Trail", " Blooming Flower", " Pine Knot", " Federal Knot", " Wheel of Fortune", " Irish Chain", " Old Quilt Pattern", " Miscellaneous Patterns", " Wind Flower Pattern", " Whig Rose Pattern", " Sun, Moon and Stars", " Pine Cone Bloom", " Lily of the Vally", " Plain Weave", " Martha Washington Bag", "Chapter IV. Analysis of Woven Patterns", " How to make a Draft From a Woven Pattern", " Another Analysis", " Blocking Out a Pattern From a Draft", "Chapter V. Linen Weaves", " The Weaving of Linen", " Martha Washington Towel", " Betsy Ross Towel", " Mollie Pitcher Towel", " Three Harness Linen Weave", " M's and O's Pattern", "Chapter VI. Danish and Norwegian Weaving", " Expressing Danish Patterns", " Reading a Danish Draft", " Tying the Treadle", " Norwegian Patterns", "Chapter VII. Swedish Weaving", " Swedish Way of Writing a Draft", " Irregular Threading", " Three-Harness Draft", " Eight Harness Pattern", " Heddle Frames", " Tie-up for Two Sets of Lams", " Six-Harness Draft", " Six-Harness Loom", " Eight-Harness Loom", " Miscellaneous Swedish Patterns", "Chapter VIII. Damask Weave", " Threading the Reed", " Tie-up", " Ten-Harness Tie-up", " Table Mat", " Rug Weaving in Wool", " Operation of Treadles", " Sea Shell Pattern", " Tie-up for Virginia Beauty", " Transposing Four-Heddle to a Six-Heddle Draft", "Chapter IX. Double Weave", " Entering the Double Warp in Harness", " Weaving Double Cloth", " Double Pattern Weaving", " Warp for Double Woven Pattern", " Threading and Tie-Up for Double Woven Pattern", " Explaining the Tie-Up", " Equipment of Loom for Double Weaving", " Miscellaneous Materials", " Threading the Reed for Double Weaving", " Tie-up", " Double Weaving with Several Changes", " Analysis of Double Woven Pattern", " Treadling", " The Warp Beam", " Double Weaving with Two Harnesses", " Pattern Harness", " Tabby Harness", " The Figure Harness", " Explanation of Tie-Up", " Miscellaneous Double Woven Patterns", "Chapter X. Textiles and Wood", " Applications to Furniture", " Foot Stool", " Waste Basket", " Screens", "Chapter XI. Design and Construction of Looms", " Danish Loom", " Swedish Loom", " Fly Shuttle", "Chapter XII. Dyes and Dyeing", " Utensils Used", " Mordant", " Formulae for Dyeing", " Yellow", " Reds", " Preparation of Olium", " Blue Dyes", " Green Dyes", " Green with Birch Leaves", " Violet Dyes", " Violet with Cochineal", " Brown Dyes", " Gray Dyes", " Black Dyes", " Further Use of Used Dye Liquids", " Yellow After-Dyes", " Red After-Dyes", " Blue After-Dyes", " Violet After-Dyes", " Green After-Dyes", " Dyeing of Old Goods", " Bleaching of Woolen Goods", " Hand Measures".

Glimrende bog til at genopfriske brug af en væv. Og hvad de enkelte dele mon hedder på engelsk.… (mais)

This book was originally published in 1918 as a manual for home weavers. Dover Books republished it as an unaltered republication of the 1924 edition. Therefore, some of the pictures in the book are dated, but it is surprising how little has actually changed in equipment and methods.

The book covers winding a warp on a board and on a warping reel. I think that the instructions here are somewhat sketchy. Winding multiple threads by using a paddle is explained and picking off the cross is described. It is possible that the procedure could be learned from this book, but it might take a bit of practice to figure it out.

There are threading and treadling instructions for many of the old traditional drafts, a few very interesting linen weaves and drafts for four, six and eight shafts. Weaving drafts are in a sort of abbreviated notation, but most are fairly easy to figure out. There is also a chapter on double weave and weaving double weave counterpanes. The very last chapter deals with natural dyes, but I think other sources for that information will be preferred.

I think the main value in this volume will be the weaving drafts and historical designs, although the book does contain much in the way of basic weaving advice and explanations.… (mais)