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alternate areas arrangement background balanced beam beat beater bottom bout carrying classic close cloth color combination cord correct cotton crackle cross dark dent desired determine diagonal diagram diamond double draft edge effect fabric fibers floats four give given hand handweavers harnesses heavy heddle hold important inch indicated known light linen loom loop manner material means method motif operated opposites overshot pairs pattern weft pegs plain point twill position possible pound produce raised reed reel repeat requires selvage sequence shed shots shows shuttle side simple single Sley space square standard star stick stripes tabby tension textile texture throw tie-up tied treadles turn unit usually variations warp and weft warp beam warp ends warp threads weave weaver wide width wool woven yards yarn