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Title: Textile school catalog, 1917-1918
Year: 1917 (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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in the application of what is good and whatis bad in color coml)ination. He liecomes able to decide not onlywhat colors or shades may be tastefully combined, but also on therelative depths of tone wdiich will be allowable under given condi-tions and in given combinations. His knowledge of tlie 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 hanrl loom, and for this 47
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REGULAR COURSE—FIRSf YEAR reason each ^^tudeiit lias the use of sueh a loom of especial con-struction, wuli a cajiacity of M) harness. 4x4 hoxes. By means oftins loom h<.- produces fal)rics. studies the r(,lation of weave, yarn,texture, takt^-up and co\er, to,s,;ether with tlu ))ro))fr conditions ofwarp line, tension, hei.nht n\ shed, throw of shuttle, heat of lay, etc.,all of which are under Ids personal control. In addition to this, allstudents will he re(;uired to dexote a certain amount of time topowxr loom jiractice, t-ontin,i.ient, hovvexer, on iiroyress in the fore-,i;oin,!.;. In .general, the v\ork is as lollows: j\iial\sis and cxplaiiatKni <if the hand Innm. — Narious inctlrnds of formingthe shed.—Lanilis, treailks and countermarch.— Dolibies and witches.—Cal-culations as to te.xtme and ends in warji. width in reed. etc.—.Arranging thethreads to form the war)i.— Beannng, entering.—-1 lr;i\vinK-in, twisting-in andreeiling. — .Adjusting the war)i in the

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