On Weaving by Anni Albers

On Weaving by Anni Albers

Author:Anni Albers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2017-04-14T16:00:00+00:00


Plates

The Loom

Plate 1. Earliest known representation of a loom. Predynastic Egyptian decorated pottery dish, ca. 3700 B.C.

Plate 2. Loom from Bougainville Island.

Plate 3. Greek warp-weight loom, attributed to the Amasis Painter, detail from an Athenian Lekythos (oil flask), ca. 550–530 B.C.

Plate 4. Peruvian weavers at work on back-strap looms. Detail of vessel (with rattle) made of pottery. Moche, Trujillo, 600–1000 A.D.

a. Loom bars.

b. Shed-rod.

c. Heddle-rod.

d. Batten or sword.

e. Bobbin.

f. Back strap.

g. Warp lashing.

h. Heading string.

i. Lease cord.

j. Leach cord.

k. Warp.

l. Weft.

Plate 5. Back-strap loom (diagram) of the type used in Peru.



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