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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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#Drawing-in#--1st edge, 12 dents × 4 double.
Ground, 1148 " × 4 single.
2d edge, 12 " × 4 double.
on 12 shafts, straight through,
or on 6 shafts, as design indicates.

#Warping Ticket#--1st edge, 48/2 black.
Ground, 4592/1 "
2d edge, 48/2 "
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Total . . . 4784 single ends 64 yards long.
=6½% for take up.

#Harness#--6 shafts, 4688 heddles per 19½ inches.
1 " 40 " " 1 "

#Reduction of Filling#--Per 1 inch, 104 picks, 2 ends.

#Warp Calculation#--? lbs. = 4784 ends.
1 end = 64 yards.
1000 yards = 1,48 drams.
256 drams = 1 lb.
100 = 104 (4% waste).

4784×64×1,48×104
------------------ = 1,84 lbs., or 1 lb. 13,44 ozs.
1000×256×100

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