The other method is to have only one colour of pile warp—in fact, to have only one pile warp, it might be said, instead of two, as in the previous case. The cloth consists of a pile figure and a plain or solid ground on one side, and the reverse of this on the other side. The pile and ground may be of the same colour, or of different tints if desired—say a rich cream ground and a white pile. This style of working is very suitable for quiltings, toilet covers, &c. [Fig. 172] is a portion of a pattern for weaving in this way. The black squares represent the pile-warp raised to form loops, and the round dots are also pile-warp raised, but only for binding when the loops are being formed at the other side of the cloth. The shaded squares show the ground warp raised to form the body texture. This cloth has about 60 threads of warp per inch, and the same or a little more weft.
Fig. 172
Figs. 173 and 174 are two examples of six-shot pile cloth for quilts; it is made with 50 to 60 threads of warp per inch, and double that quantity of weft. The same method of marking the design paper is used as that for 172 pattern. It will be seen that in [Fig. 173] the loops or flushes of pile are over five and under one, and in [Fig. 174] they are over two, under one, over one, and under one, thus making a fast pile fabric, whereas the floats of five in [Fig. 173] would be rather loose unless the cloth is over-wefted. Both these piles may be used in the one cloth, one for the face and the other for the back, as is given in the figures; the light portion of [Fig. 173] being of the same texture as the dark portion of [Fig. 174]. One pattern may be taken as the face of the cloth and the other as the back. Of course they may also be used separately if desired. Any full-harness mounting that will suit the pattern will answer for these fabrics, the loops being thrown up in the usual way, by leaving a few shots standing out from the fell and then knocking all up, drawing forward the pile warp, which is slackened at this beat, but sliding on the ground warp, which is held firm.
Fig. 173
