Shepherd check—Tiny checks, usually black and white.
Twilled—Woven in such a manner as to produce lines or ribs diagonally or across the surface of the fabric.
Woolens—Name of fabrics or carded wool, usually soft woven.
Worsteds—Fabrics made of combed wool, usually hard woven. The combing is the process of arranging the fibers of wool, mohair, cotton, linen, into a parallel condition, preparatory to spinning into a smooth, even and regular yarn. The perfected application of the combing principle.
BIBLIOGRAPHY ON TEXTILES
Historical and Art
| Arts and Crafts Essays | $1.00 | |
| Morris, Crane, et al. | Postage | .10 |
| Colonial Days in Old New England | 1.25 | |
| Alice Morse Earle. | Postage | .12 |
| The Primitive Family | 1.25 | |
| Starcke. | Postage | .12 |
| Man Before Metals | 1.75 | |
| Joly. | Postage | .14 |
| Origin of Inventions | 1.50 | |
| Mason. | Postage | .16 |
| Woman's Share in Primitive Culture | 1.75 | |
| Mason. | Postage | .16 |
| Textiles—The Lesser Arts | 1.00 | |
| William Morris. | Postage | .10 |
| Industrial Evolution of the United States | 1.25 | |
| Carroll D. Wright. | Postage | .16 |