63_34_183.jpg

63_34_183.jpg

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63_34_183.jpg

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Dates: 1880-1890
Size: 141.5 x 87 cm; twill weave
Description: This twill weave was made of natural and aniline colored wool to create alternating red and white stripes with indigo blue(comma) orange(comma) and yellow squares. Twill is common form of the double weave(comma) which uses four heddles instead of the regular two used in plain weaves. The four heddles are manipulated to produce a diagonal or diamond raised weave. Although there are archaeological examples of the technique(comma) it did not become common until the 1880's. Double weaves were typically used for creating saddle blankets because they are almost double the thickness of a plain weave.

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“63_34_183.jpg,” LibMesa, accessed December 22, 2024, https://libmesa.unm.edu/items/show/424.

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