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Title: Textile school catalog, 1916-1917
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Subjects: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art--School catalogs Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art--School catalogs Philadelphia Museum School of Art--School catalogs Philadelphia Museum College of Art--School catalogs Philadelphia College of Art-- School catalogs Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts--School catalogs University of the Arts--School catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Contributing Library: University of the Arts (Philadelphia), University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ining in the application of what is good and whatis bad in color combination. He becomes able to decide not onlywhat colors or shades may be tastefully combined, but also on therelative depths of tone which will be allowable under given condi-tions and in given combinations. His knowledge of the structureof fabrics and of design enables him to estimate correctly thequantity and quality of the color which will be visible on the faceof the goods, and to make correct allowances in his original colorscheme for the modifications of effect which these conditions imply. WARP PREPARATION AND WEAVING This subject is taught as a means of demonstrating and develop-ing the instruction given in weave formation and fabric structure,and, while keeping this idea in view, due attention is also paid to thegiving of a thorough grounding in the underlying principles of weav-ing and weaving mechanism. Experience has proven that these endsare most rapidly attained by means of the hand loom, and for this 47
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REGUIvAR COURSE—FIRST YEAR reason each student has the use of such a loom of especial con-struction, with a capacity of 30 harness, 4x4 boxes. By means ofthis loom he produces fabrics, studies the relation of weave, yarn,texture, take-up and cover, together with the proper conditions ofwarp line, tension, height of shed, throw of shuttle, beat of lay, etc.,all of which are under his personal control. In addition to this, allstudents will be required to devote a certain amount of time topower-loom practice, contingent, however, on progress in the fore-going. In general, the work is as follows: Analysis and explanation of the hand loom.—Various methods of formingthe shed.—Eambs, treadles and countermarch.—Dobbies and witches.—Cal-culations as to te.xture and ends in warp, width in reed, etc.—Arranging thethreads to form the warp.—Beaming, entering.—Drawing-in, twisting-in andreeding.—Adjusting the warp in the loom.—Pattern chain building.—Weavingon the hand loom of

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