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Colour in woven design

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1 . Weave design, effect of 2

1 A. Weave design 2

2 . Prismatic experiment 8

3 . Design for prismatic experiment 10

4 . Lambert’s experiment 14

5 . A, B, C. One-and-one colouring effects in the plain weave 98

5 . D, E, F. One-and-one colouring effects in the [2\2] twill 98

6 . Hairline pattern in [3/1] twill 105

7 . Hairline pattern in [3/1] twill, fine and broad effects 105

8 . Hairline pattern in mat weaves 106

9 . Hairline and broken effect in [3/1] and [2\2] twills 106

10 . Vertical and transverse lines or stripes 107

11 . A, B, C, D, E, and F. Stripe patterns in two shades 108

12 . A, B, C, D, E, and F. Stripe patterns in three shades 109

13 . Line patterns in warp face weaves 110

13 A. Ten-shaft whip cord 111

14 . Compound stripe of two sets of lines 111

14 A. Compound stripe of several sets of lines of different width in three shades 112

Principles of Checking.

15 . Common check 123

16 . Common check modified 123

17 . Check composed of two sizes of squares 124

18 . Check composed of two sizes of squares modified 124

19 . Overcheck 125

20 . Overcheck modified 125

21 . Counter-change check 126

22 . [4\4] and [8\8] check 126

23 . Graduated check 127

24 . Common three-colour check 130

25 . “Set” check 132

26 . “Set” check modified 132

27 . Compound checking in three colours 133

28 . Compound checking in three colours modified 133

29 . Counter-change check in three colours 134

30 . Three-colour interchanging check 134

31 . Three-colour interchanging check modified 136

32 . Shaded check 137

33 . Weave shaded check 140

34 . Weave shaded check reverse section 141

35 . Shaded figured style 142

35 A. Shaded figured style section of weave design for 143

Tartans.

36 . The Menzies 147

37 . The Menzies, modification of 147

38 . The Montgomery 148

39 . The Montgomery, I. modification of 148

40 . The Montgomery, II. modification of 149

41 . The Douglas 149

42 . The Douglas, I. modification of 149

43 . The Douglas, II. modification of 149

44 . The Douglas, II., modification of, in the [3\3] twill 150

45 . The McQueen 151

46 . The McQueen, I. modification of 152

47 . The McQueen, II. modification of 152

48 . The Hamilton 153

49 . The Maxwell 153

50 . The Elliot 154

51 . The McKinnon 154

52 . The McKinnon, I. modification of 155

53 . The McKinnon, II. modification of 155

54 . The Dundas 155

55 . The Dundas, I. modification of 155

56 . The Dundas, II. modification of 156

57 . The Fraser 156

58 . The Fraser, I. modification of 157

59 . The Fraser, II. modification of 157

Standard Elementary Colour Effects.

60 . ⎫ Plain weaves 162

60 A. ⎭

61 . ⎫ [2\2] twills 162

61 A. ⎭

62 . ⎫ Two-and-two colour effects in the [2\2] twill 163

62 A. ⎬

62 B. ⎭

63 . Effect in the plain weave (bird’s-eye spot) 164

64 . Spotted design composed of plain weave 165

65 . Spotted design composed of plain weave, effect of colouring one-and-one 166

66 . Spotted design composed of [2\2] twill, effect of colouring one-and-one 167

67 . Spotted twill weave, effect in the fabric, one-and-one colouring in warp and weft 168

67 A. Spotted twill weave 168

68 . Mat and twill weave, effect in the fabric, one-and-one colouring in warp and weft 169

68 A. Mat and twill weave 169

69 . Checked weave, effect in the fabric, one-and-one colouring in warp and weft 169

69 A. Checked weave 169

70 . [2\2] mat design, effect in the fabric, two-and-two-colouring 170

70 A. [2\2]mat design 170

71 . ⎫ Three-and-three colour effects in the [3\3] twill 171

71 A. ⎬

71 B. ⎭

72 . ⎫ Four-and-four colour effects in the [2\2] twill 171

72 A. ⎬

72 B. ⎭

73 . Four-and-four colouring in [2\2] mat 172

74 . Four-and-four colouring in weave 74A. 172

74 A. Fancy eight-shaft weave 172

75 . ⎫ Six-and-six colour effects in the [3\3] twill 174

75 A. ⎬

75 B. ⎭

76 . Eight-and-eight colouring in the [4\4] twill 174

77 . Six-and-six colouring in weave 77A 175

77 A Twelve-shaft irregular warp cord 175

78 . Star check (six-and-six colouring) 175

78 A. Weave for Fig. 78 175

79 . Three-odd thread colour effect in the [3\3] twill 176

80 . Three-odd thread colour effects in a [3\3] twill check design 177

80 A. Design for Fig. 80 177

81 . Three-2’s colour effect in the [3\3] twill 178

82 . Three-3’s colour effect in the [3\3] twill 178

83 . Hairline in four shades in the [3\1] broken twill 180

84 . Four-2’s colour effect in the [2\2] twill 181

85 . Four-3’s colour effect in the [3\3] twill 181

86 . Four-2’s colour effect in the Mayo 182

86 A. Mayo weave 182

87 . Four-and-one colour effect in the [3\2] twill 184

87 A. [3\2] twill 184

87 B. Irregular checking in Fig. 87a 184

88 . Six-and-two colour effect in a fancy mat weave 185

89 . Fancy eight-shaft mat 185

89 A. Weave for Fig. 89 185

90 . Six-and-two colour effect in an irregular weave 186

90 A. Weave for Fig. 90 186

91 . Irregular colour effect in an eight-shaft twill 186

91 A. Weave for Fig. 91 186

92 . Two-two-and-one colour effect in the [3\2] twill 186

93 . Three-two-and-one colour effect in the [3\3] twill 187

94 . Six-four-and-two colour effect in the [3\3] twill 187

95 . Six-four-and-two colour effect in the [2\2] mat 187

96 . Twelve-shaft fancy twill 187

97 . Irregular colour effect in four shades in Fig. 96 188

98 . Irregular colour effect in four shades in ordinary twill 188

99 . Irregular colour effect in four shades in the Mayo 189

100 . Shaded check in four shades 189

100 A. Weave for Fig. 100 189

101 . A series of elementary colour patterns in [2\2] twill and mat 190

Examples in Compound Colourings.

102 . Regular compound check, 2-and-2 and 1-and-1 colouring, [2\2] twill 193

103 . Regular compound check, 4-and-4, 2-and-2, and 1-and-1 colouring, [2\2] twill 195

104 . Regular compound stripe, 4-and-4 and 8-and-8 colouring, light weft, [2\2] twill 203

105 . Regular compound stripe, 4-and-4 and 8-and-8 colouring, dark weft, [2\2] twill 203

106 . Regular compound check, 4-and-4 and 8-and-8 colouring, [2\2] twill 204

107 . Regular compound stripe, 1-1-and-1 and 2-2-and-2 colouring, light weft, [2\2] twill 204

108 . Regular compound check, 1-1-and-1 and 2-2-and-2 colouring, [2\2] twill 204

109 . Regular compound stripe, 3-3-and-3 and 6-6-and-6 colouring, dark weft, [2\2] twill 207

110 . Regular compound stripe, 3-3-and-3 and 6-6-and-6 colouring, light weft, [2\2] twill 207

111 . Regular compound check, 3-3-and-3 and 6-6-and-6, [2\2] twill 208

112 . Regular compound stripe, 3-3-3-and-3 and 6-6-6-and-6 colouring, dark weft, [2\2] twill 209

113 . Regular compound stripe, 3-3-3-and-3 and 6-6-6-and-6 colouring, light weft, [2\2] twill 209

114 . Regular compound check, 3-3-3-and-3 and 6-6-6-and-6, [2\2] twill 210

115 . Regular compound stripe, 1-1-and-1, 2-2-and-2, and 4-4-and 4 colouring, light weft, [2\2] twill 211

116 . Regular compound stripe, 1-1-and-1, 2-2-and-2, and 4-4-and-4 colouring, dark weft, [2\2] twill 211

117 . Regular compound check, 1-1-and-1, 2-2-and-2, and 4-4-and-4, [2\2] twill 211

117 A. Regular compound check, 1-1-and-1, 2-2-and-2, and 4-4-and-4, [2\2] mat 213

118 . Irregular compound stripe, 2-and-1 and 4-and-2, dark weft, [2\2] twill 215

119 . Irregular compound check, 2-and-1 and 4-and-2 colouring, [2\2] twill 215

120 . Irregular compound stripe, 6-4-and-2 and 3-and-3, dark weft, [3\3] twill 216

121 . Irregular compound check, 6-4-and-2 and 3-and-3, [3\3] twill 216

122 . Irregular compound check, 3-and-3 and 4-and-2 colouring, [3\3] twill 217

123 . Irregular compound check, 3-and-3 and 2-1-1-and-2 colouring, [3\3] twill 217

124 . Irregular compound check, 3-and-3 and 2-1-1-and-2 colouring, differently grouped, [3\3] twill 218

Illustrative of Colouring Specific Weaves and Designs.

125 . Corkscrew weave, colour effect in 222

126 . Corkscrew weave, colour effect in broad stripe 224

127 . Corkscrew weave, colour effect in angled stripe 224

128 . Modified corkscrew weave 225

129 . Pattern obtained in Fig. 128 225

130 . (Upper section) Check produced in fancy weave 226

130 . (Lower section) Pattern due to Fig. 132 226

131 . Weave for Fig. 130 (upper section) 226

132 . Warp and weft cord and prunelle twill design 228

133 . Diagonal pattern in single- and double-plain weaves 230

134 . Section of design for Fig. 133 231

135 . Striped spotted design 233

136 . Wave or zig-zag effect 233

137 . Section of gauze and plain-woven pattern 234

138 . Gauze structure (photo-micrograph) 235

139 . Plan for gauze twill and plain stripe 235

140 . Healding draft for Figs. 139 and 140 235

141 . Similar to Fig. 139 235

142 . Fancy gauze and ordinary weave compound 236

143 . Mock gauze stripe design 239

144 . Mock gauze check 240

144 A. Structure of mock gauze (photo-micrograph) 240

144 B. Weave for Fig. 144A 241

145 . Cord stripe. Weaves, weft cord, and whip cord twills 241

146 . Cord stripe. Weaves, weft cords and buckskin twill 242

Colour Effects in Compound Weave Designs.

147 . Figured pattern in [2\2] twill and double-plain weaves 247

148 . Section of design for Fig. 147 248

149 . Woven effect of Figs. 150 and 151 250

150 . Compound design [1\2], [2\1] and [2\2] twills 250

151 . Healding draft for Fig. 153 251

152 . Woven effect of Figs. 153 and 154 250

153 . Compound design, small twill weaves reversed 251

154 . Healding draft for Fig. 153 252

155 . Compound check design, [2\2] twill weave reversed 252

156 . Healding draft for Fig. 155 253

157 . Six-and-three colour effect in Fig. 158 255

158 . Stripe design composed of [3\3] mat and a broken mat 255

159 . Healding draft for Fig. 160 257

160 . Compound style in [2\2], [3\1], and [1\3] twills 258

161 . Stripe design consisting of a seven-shaft diagonal reversed 259

162 . Stripe design consisting of warp and weft cord effects on a plain weave ground 260

163 . Stripe design consisting of thirteen-shaft weaves 260

164 . Stripe design consisting of fancy weaves 262

165 . Stripe design consisting of sixteen-shaft twilled mat and other weaves 263

166 . Compound of warp and weft corkscrews and whip cord weaves 263

167 . Wave pattern, sateen ground 265

167 A. Design for Fig. 167 265

Colouring of Spotted Designs.

168 . Angled [2\2] twill spotted pattern 268

169 . Effect of Fig. 168 269

170 . Spotted warp twill 269

171 . Spotted warp twill 270

172 . Spotted effect in [3\1] broken twill ground 271

173 . Spotted effect in [2\2], [3\1], and [1\3] twills 271

174 . Spotted effect in [3\1] and [1\3] broken twills 271

175 . Stripe spotted design 272

176 . Method of grouping “spots” 272

177 . Irregular distribution of “spots” 273

177 A. Pattern for Fig. 177 274

178 . Warp and weft spotting on a plain ground (small effects) 274

179 . Warp and weft spotting on a plain ground (broad effects) 275

180 . Warp and weft spotting on a twill ground 276

181 . Warp and weft spotting to form checks 278

182 . Pattern for Fig. 181 278

183 . Single-thread warp spotting 280

184 . Single-pick weft spotting (corkscrew twill) 281

185 . Single-pick weft spotting (mat ground) 283

186 . Modification of Fig. 184 283

187 . Warp-backed design, single-pick spotted 283

188 . Diagonal single-pick spotted 284

189 . Single-thread and single-pick spotting 285

Compound Weave Colouring.

190 . Double-plain stripe, thread-and-thread colouring 299

191 . Double-plain stripe, thread-and-thread colouring 299

192 . Double-plain stripe, weaves cutting 299

193 . Double-plain stripe, warp colouring fitting with weave structure 301

194 . Double-plain stripe in three colours 301

195 . Double-plain stripe in three colours 302

196 . Compound design, double-plain and warp-twill weave 302

197 . Double-plain check 304

198 . Figured reversible design 306

199 . Figured reversible design 308

200 . Figured reversible design double-plain and [2\2] twill weaves 309

201 . Double-weave reversible 2-and-1 principle 310

202 . Double-twill figuring 312

203 . Double-weave vesting 313

204 . Double-twill, warp stitched for golf cloaking 316

205 . Check golf cloaking pattern 317

205 A. Weave for Fig. 205, centre-warp stitched 316

Principles of Colouring in the Warp.

206 . Warp-figured design 322

207 . Extra-warp figuring 323

207 A. Section for Fig. 207 323

208 . Warp-pile structure 329

209 . Weave structure for three-colour warp pile 331

210 . Section of three-colour pile fabric 334

Principles of Colouring in The Weft-Curl Fabrics.

211 . Ordinary principle of weft figuring 338

212 . Extra-weft colouring 338

213 . Section design for Fig. 212 339

214 . Rib or cord stripe, extra weft coloured 342

215 . Spotted vesting, extra weft colouring 342

216 . Diagonal design, extra weft colouring 343

217 . Section of four-cover vesting design 344

218 . Honeycomb weave 345

219 . Honeycomb fabric 346

220 . Honeycomb striped design 346

221 . Figured pattern, sateen ground 347

222 . Section of pine figuring, four extra wefts 348

223 . Pine figuring, Border style 350

224 . Section of Paisley shawl design 351

225 . Section of two-ply weft reversible fabric 352

226 . Weave for Fig. 227 352

227 . Design for a reversible fabric 352

228 . Three-shade weft coloured reversible 353

229 . Three-ply weft weave, four-shaft 354

230 . Three-ply weft weave, six-shaft 354

231 . Weft figuring on a warp cord ground 355

232 . Figuring in solid weft floats and bold warp cord on a rep ground 356

233 . Section of pile fabrics 357

234 . Section of pile fabrics, (cut) 359

235 . Section of pile fabrics, long curl effect (cut) 359

236 . Section of pile fabrics, long curl effect (uncut) 360

237 . Feather trimming textures 361

238 . Weft curl weave 364

239 . Striped curl pattern 365

240 . Weave design for Fig. 239 365

241 . Irregular “curl” 366

242 . Weave design for Fig. 241 366

243 . “Curl” in two colours of weft 367

244 . Design for two-colour weft “curl” 367

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