Weaving with Foot-power Looms

Dover Publications Inc, 1974. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Dover Publications Inc., 1974. Paperback in Very Good Condition. This Dover edition, first published in 1974, is an unabridged and unaltered replication of the sixth (1924) edition of the work originally published in 1918 by Bruce Publishing Company. It was formerly titled " Foot-power Loom Weaving". Fully illustrated with drafts for over 285 traditional patterns, 523 figures in all. Cover photograph is of an 18th- century loom. Cover design by Edmund V. Gillon, Jr. Cover is clean and unmarked with light wear around edges. Solid and square binding. Pages toned, completely clean and unmarked. This is one of the most useful books ever prepared for anyone who owns a foot treadle loom or is thinking of buying one. It contains a wealth of material for the weaver--general operating instructions, specific patterns, sections on linen, damask, double weaving, drafting methods, construction details. The instructions range up through ten-harness looms. Everything necessary to get started and to plan and weave interesting designs. And for the advanced weaver, there are many new and interesting projects. 275 pages. 8.75 "L x 6.25"H (Landscape format). 1974, Dover Publications Inc.