Cotton Weaving and Designing / 6th Edition

by John T. Taylor

FIG. 238.

A very effective method of employing this draft is illustrated at [Fig. 234]. This is a stripe design, and the general appearance would lead one to suppose that a larger number of staves are required to weave it than the eighteen actually required. [Fig. 235] is the draft and [Fig. 236] the pegging plan for this design.

FIG. 239.

FIG. 240.

Another class of pattern produced by the V draft is the “diaper” style. [Fig. 237] is a small design of this kind, and it will be noticed that the draft ([Fig. 238]) plays a very important part in increasing the size of the pattern. The draft given shows how the pattern would be made on nineteen staves.

It is not always advisable to draft a pattern to its lowest number of staves, as it is not worth while saving one or two staves at the expense of an irregular draft.

FIG. 241.