Book-bot.com - read famous books online for free

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
page 30 of 83 (36%)

[Illustration: Fig. 62]

* * * *

_Satin Grec_ is a 12-harness satin, in which a taffeta point is added to
each place of interlacing, thus giving the cloth a much firmer hand. Fig.
63 represents this weave on 12 shafts, skip draw.

[Page 47]
[Illustration: Fig. 63]

* * * *

_Peau de Soie._ An 8-shaft satin with one point added on the right or left
to the original spots, giving the fabric a somewhat grainy appearence. Fig.
64 represents a peau de soie on 8 shafts, straight through.

[Illustration: Fig. 64]

* * * *

[Page 48]
_Fleur de Soie._ The face is a satin de Lyon (2-1 twill), with a backing
interlaced on the 12-shaft satin principle, Fig. 65, on 12 shafts, skip
draw.

[Illustration: Fig. 65]

* * * * *
DigitalOcean Referral Badge