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alternate arrangement Atwater-Bronson back beam background color beat beater Block A-treadle bobbie pin bobbin bout breast beam classic cloth beam combination cord cotton crackle pattern diagonal diamond double weave edge ends per inch fabric fibers four four-harness granny knot half hitch handweavers heddle inlay jack loom lace lease sticks leno light linen loop loop knot M's and O's main color mercerized cotton method motif number of threads opposites overshot pairs pattern blocks pattern harness pattern treadles pattern weft pegs pick-up stick plain weave point twill profile draft reed reel repeat requires sectional beam selvage threading Shadow weave shuttle Sley space square standard tie-up star stripes summer-and-winter tabby shots tabby treadles tabby weft tension textile texture tie-down tie-in transition thread two-block two-shuttle unit warp and weft warp beam warp ends warp setts warp threads weave system weaver weft 66 wool woven yardage yards per pound yarn