. Bulletin. Ethnology. 86 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 91 To commence the actual weaving of the cloth, pull the main heddle forward, turn the presser horizontally, pass in your shuttle with weft from right to left, and press it down into position. To deal with the edging, push the lower presser up out of the way, pull the left lower secondary heddle forward, pass your shuttle behind the three warps so raised, return it behind the edging;. Figure 81.—Manufacture of the Waiwai loin cloth, continued. (Sec. 648 A.) Secondary heddles above and below the permanent separator are next made for
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 86 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 91 To commence the actual weaving of the cloth, pull the main heddle forward, turn the presser horizontally, pass in your shuttle with weft from right to left, and press it down into position. To deal with the edging, push the lower presser up out of the way, pull the left lower secondary heddle forward, pass your shuttle behind the three warps so raised, return it behind the edging;. Figure 81.—Manufacture of the Waiwai loin cloth, continued. (Sec. 648 A.) Secondary heddles above and below the permanent separator are next made for the thickened edges of the article pull the left upper secondary heddle forward, pass your shuttle behind the warps so raised and return it, behind the edging, and back to the body. Press down. Turn the upper presser forward, pass your shuttle behind the warps so raised from left to right, and with it the weft which is now behind the front layer of warps. Press Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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