. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. A PRIMITIVE WEAVING FllAME. 493 Each of th(>sc spcH-iineius cjirved out of a single piece of wood, and in each one the framework above and Ixdow iniu-li thicker than the healdn. Fi*;-. 4 has eigiiteen healds in all and seventeen lonj^- slits between them. 1'he specimen is 8 inches long and 5i wide. The uprio-ht hars are whittled into a roundish shape, so as to present no shiirp corners to the woi'k. The to}) of the framework is c
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. A PRIMITIVE WEAVING FllAME. 493 Each of th(>sc spcH-iineius cjirved out of a single piece of wood, and in each one the framework above and Ixdow iniu-li thicker than the healdn. Fi*;-. 4 has eigiiteen healds in all and seventeen lonj^- slits between them. 1'he specimen is 8 inches long and 5i wide. The uprio-ht hars are whittled into a roundish shape, so as to present no shiirp corners to the woi'k. The to}) of the framework is carved out into the form of a ring used both in handling the apparatus and for suspending it when out of use. In tig. 5 the upper and lower margins are cylindrical in form, like the back of a comb, the middle parts cor- responding to the teeth. In outline this example is nearly square, being about 5i inches broad and high. Accompanying this specimen of Consul-General Crawford's was a shuttle for carrying the weft. It is a thin piece of wood, parallel-sided, except a slight constriction at the middle, with a wide notch at either end for holding the weft filament; the edges are sharpened for driving homo the lay. It also has a perfora- tion through one end for the pur- pose of suspension. With these frames were a num- ber of belts and garters woven in such apparatus, which exhibit in their patterns the manner of produc- ing diaper effects on the surface. In plain weaving, it will be recalled, the shuttle is passed backward and forward on the "shed'"' produced by the vertical motion of the heddle, and as soon as the weft is passed the sRuttle becomes a batten for driving it home. But whenever the weaver desires to produce other effects than plain weaving, it is neces- sary to count off' from the upper threads at each excursion of the shuttle such numbers of warps as are necessary, and to use a ]>atten stick or her fingers in forming the secondary ""shed"
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