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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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100 = 104 (4% waste).

3984×54×1,50×104
------------------ = 1,31 lbs., or 1 lb. 4,96 ozs.
1000×256×100

[Page 93]
#Filling Calculation#--? lbs. = 50 yards.
1 yard = 36 inches.
1 inch = 96 picks.
1 pick = 19 inches.
36 inches = 1 yard.
1000 yards = 4 drams.
256 drams = 1 lb.
100 = 108 (8% waste).

50×36×96×19×4×108
------------------- = 1,54 lbs., or 1 lb. 8,64 ozs.
36×1000×256×100

After weaving, the small flower effects have to be printed on the cloth.

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[Page 95]
DISPOSITION 6

_Pekin_: 8 shaft satin and repp.

[Illustration: Fig. 34]