Hand-loom weaving; a manual for school and home by Todd Mattie Phipps

Author:Todd, Mattie Phipps
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Weaving
Publisher: Chicago [etc.] : Rand, McNally & company
Published: 1914-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

HAND-LOOM WE A VING

cord, lay the end of one piece over another, each lapping 1 about one-quarter inch, and sew securely with silk or thread of like color. Cut off the selvedge ends of rags. These strips can be run past each other, but the work will not be so smooth.

In splicing Germantown wool, heavy worsteds, or rope silk, thread a worsted needle with one strand obtained by unwinding the wool or silk, lay one end over the other, and sew over and over. Twist the part just sewn between the thumb and finger and the splicing will be hardly visible.

When weaving stripes, splice the wool so that the piecing will come on top of the rod. In this way the new color will start at the edge of the rug, as it should, and the number of loops on the rod will be the same on each side. Consider the under side of the weaving as the right side. It is always smoother and cleaner, and the splicing can be done more neatly on top of the rod.

Splicing raffia is the most difficult of all, and the method used in braiding and basket weaving is the best. As you near the end of a strip in weaving it usually becomes narrower Find another strip having a narrow end, and place one over the other, securing, if necessary, by winding a very narrow piece

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