This volume combines practical experience of tartan-weaving with a grasp of Highland social history. Aimed specifically at the amateur tartan-weaver, it contains much that should be of interest to students of either subject. The weaver is provided with useful hints on the special requirements of weaving tartan, and the student with authentic information about their history. Threadcounts, accompanied by historical notes, are given for 228 tartans, 142 of them illustrated in colour. There are articles on tartan pattern, colour, yarn, threadcounts and their adjustment to suit different purposes and yarn thicknesses, and on the actual weaving of the cloth. There is also a glossary of weaving terms for the benefit of transatlantic readers. The basis of any tartan, as the author points out, is a simple two-colour check which may be varied by the addition of over-checks, bands and stripes in constrasting colours so arranged as to give a balanced and harmonious pattern. James Scarlett has devoted many years to the study of tartan both independently and as a close colleague of D.C. Stewart, author of the definitive "The Setts of the Scottish Tartans". "D.C." bequeathed him all his work on tartans, published and unpublished, together with what he possessed of his father's (D.W. Stewart) work in the field. James Scarlett and D.C. Stewart are co-authors of "Tartan: The Highland Textile".
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A must have reference for tartan weavers.
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If you are tired of trying to count threads in a prewoven tartan and trying to figure out how to weave that pattern--then this book is for you! Instead of wasting space providing unneeded full drafts, Mr. Scarlett provides 228 actual tartan thread counts. Accompanying text provides enough information for any weaver to start weaving authentic tartan patterns. If unfamiliar with 2/2 twills however, the weaver may need check another reference for the specific weaving draft (threading, tie-up and treadling) for twills.
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Same review as the last two books. Hope to be able to incorporate some of the plaids when I weave.
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