79_45_76.jpg
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79_45_76.jpg
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Dates: 1890-1910
Size: 141 x 90 cm; 12 warps(comma) 20 wefts
Description: This is an example of a double saddle blanket made using the twill weaving technique. 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. The blanket shown here may be woven from an experimental carpet yarn introduced by Lorenzo Hubbell in 1890's.
Size: 141 x 90 cm; 12 warps(comma) 20 wefts
Description: This is an example of a double saddle blanket made using the twill weaving technique. 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. The blanket shown here may be woven from an experimental carpet yarn introduced by Lorenzo Hubbell in 1890's.
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“79_45_76.jpg,” LibMesa, accessed December 22, 2024, https://libmesa.unm.edu/items/show/456.
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