sample (textileworking: weaving); textile

A long, narrow woven textile made of cotton. The fine white warp is woven warp faced for the most part. At each end there is identical patterning. There is one band of narrow, red and yellow stripes. This is flanked by a band of geometric shapes, using the same colours and worked in discontinuous supplementary weft. This weaving is done using a double-heddle loom.

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