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Theory of Silk Weaving - A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and Jacquard Silk Fabrics by Arnold Wolfensberger
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_Royale of 8 ends_

On 2 sections of 4 shafts each.

[Illustration: Fig. 55]

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_Velours Ottoman or Faille française._

In order to obtain a broader rib than that of Gros de Tours, and at the
same time to lend firmness to the fabric, we add to the ground warp, which
forms the ribs, another or binder warp, which works continually taffeta,
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while the ground warp changes only every 3 or 4 picks for the rib.

_Faille française._

4 ends of ground on the first section of 8 shafts, skip draw.
1 " binder " second " 2 "

[Illustration: Fig. 56]

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_Velours Ottoman without a Binder-warp._

In this weave, of which Fig. 57 illustrates a specimen, comprising 8
warp-threads and 32 picks in a repeat, the rib contains 4 picks. Of the 8
warp-threads, 3 float over and 3 under the rib, while the 2 others bind
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