Sample
1960 (made)
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Textile sample woven with a warp of handspun linen and weft of 2/12 mercerised black and unmercerised white cotton. The two yarns are plied both S and Z on a spinning wheel and the resulting 2-ply yarns are used in alternative stripes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Handspun linen and mercerised and unmercerised cotton |
| Brief description | Textile sample of handspun linen and mercerised and unmercerised cotton, woven by Peter Collingwood, Great Britain, 1960 |
| Physical description | Textile sample woven with a warp of handspun linen and weft of 2/12 mercerised black and unmercerised white cotton. The two yarns are plied both S and Z on a spinning wheel and the resulting 2-ply yarns are used in alternative stripes. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.444-1960 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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