Archive for May, 2015

  • May262015

    The Real Game of Thrones

    Here we take a look at some the grandest seats Humphries Weaving have been tasked with weaving upholstery fabric for.

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  • May182015
    1985 weft prep for hand looms

    From shuttle to rapier

    The weaving shuttle is a storage vessel for the weft yarn that is passed from one side of the loom to the other. With shuttle looms the weft is transported through the shed (gap made by parting warp threads) of the woven structure.

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  • May012015
    Taboret Stripe

    Earning Our Stripes

    The weaving of striped fabrics would for the novice seem to be quite straight forward, that by changing the colour of vertical (warp) threads you can achieve a striped cloth.

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