How To Weave Simple Single Double Harness Patterns

Tapestry Weaving

A definition of pattern-weaving
Ancient Textile Decoration
The origin of tapestry weaving
tapestry a variety of plain weaving
The effect of tight and loose wefting
Tapestry weaving necessarily an artistic handicraft
Tapestry akin to embroidery

Single Harness Patterns

Ruled paper and its uses
Sketches of entering and tie-up
Designs possible on a loom with few headles
The position of cloth in weaving
Tying up the loom
Plan of a tie-up
Simple Twills
The broken Twill, its importance
Origin and peculiarity of satin-weaving
the four headle twill
Method of drawing designs for simple looms
Simple pattern with tabby ground throughout, its advantages

The satins and double cloth

Construction and utility of the satin tie
Meaning of the term satin
Peculiar quality of the satin tie
Various satins and the number of headles required for weaving them
Reasons for weaving webs face downwards
Exceptions
The selvages of satin and other webs
Seperate selvages and their fitting up
When seperate selvages are necessary
Contrast of colours in satin webs and its limits
Double cloth, its advantages
Preparing and entering the warp for double cloth
Weaving double cloth

Shedding motions

Tthe simplest shedding motion
Two typical shedding motions
Differences between the two kinds of shedding motions
Choice of shedding motion left to weaver
Suitable design for shedding motion No. 2

Double harness pattern weaving

Diaper weaving - example
Patterns in double cloth - Indian example
Use of the figure harness
Use of the tabby harness
Importance of the two-harness method of weaving
The weaving of small damask patterns with two harnesses
Details of weaving figured damask
Analysis of the effect of the two harnesses
Shed making for damask patterns
All modern weaving of pattern based on two harness principles
Weaving from two seperate warps
Velvet weaving and its methods
Arrangement of the loom for velvet weaving
Actual process of velvet weaving
Principle tool for velvet weaving
Terry velvet
Superiority of hand loom velvet
Small designs in velvet
Tobine weaving

Automatic machines for shedding motions

Automatic shedding motions and their use
Disadvantages of the jacquard machine for home weaving
Comparison of it with simpler machines
The jack-in-the-box - its inventor
Character of hand loom weavers
Tie-up and working of the jack-in-the-box
The drawboy machine, its details and use
Examples of pattern weaving with drawboy