_Fancy twill_, on 16 shafts straight draw.

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SATIN WEAVES

The distinct diagonal lines which characterize the class of weaves
explained in the previous chapter are absent in the satin weaves; and while
the interlacing in the former is done in a strictly consecutive order, we
endeavor to scatter the points of stitching in the latter as much as
possible, in order to create an entirely smooth and brilliant surface on
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the cloth.

In all satins the number of ends in a repeat is the same in warp and
filling.

The lowest repeat of a regular satin comprises five threads of each system,
and the interlacing is done in the following order:

The 1st pick with the 1st warp-thread
" 2d " " 3d "
" 3d " " 5th "
" 4th " " 2d "
" 5th " " 4th "

Fig. 43 illustrates this weave. An examination of the rotation, as given
above, will show that every warp-thread intersects two picks apart from its
neighbor. The number "2" is in this case what is technically known as the
_counter_, that is the number which indicates the points of interlacing by