,! ,IMPORTANCE ( ,PATT]N 9 ,C>PET-,WEAV+ 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 
    ,! ,DECORATOR & ,FURNI%]1 ,VOL4 #a#c1 ,NO4 #e1 ,FEB4 #ahhi 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,GRAHAM ,SEAMAN1 ,MAY #bai 
     

,C,>,P,E,T ,W,E,A,V,+ IS SOME:AT ( ! NATURE ( TAPE/RY2 IT ALSO IS :OLLY 
UN-ME*ANICAL1 BUT ITS USE AS A FLOORCLO? SOME:AT DEGRADES IT1 ESPECIALLY 9 
\R NOR!RN OR WE/]N C\NTRIES1 :]E PEOPLE COME \T ( ! MUDDY /REETS 
9TO ROOMS )\T TAK+ (F !IR %OES4 ,C>PET-WEAV+ UND\BT$LY >OSE 
AMONG PEOPLES LIV+ A T5T LIFE1 & = SU* A DWELL+ AS A T5T1 C>PETS 
>E ! BE/ POSSIBLE ORNAM5TS4  

,C>PETS =M A MOSAIC ( SMALL SQU>ES ( WOR/$1 OR HAIR1 OR SILK 
?READS1 TI$ 9TO A CO>SE CANVAS1 :I* IS MADE AS ! WORK PROGRESSES4 
,[+ TO ! COMP>ATIVE CO>S5ESS ( ! WORK1 ! DESIGNS %\LD ALWAYS BE 
V]Y ELEM5T>Y 9 =M1 & SUGGE/IVE M]ELY ( =MS ( LEAFAGE1 FL[]S1 
BEA/S & BIRDS1 ETC4 ,! S(T GRADATIONS ( T9T TO :I* TAPE/RY L5DS 
ITSELF >E UNFIT = C>PET WEAV+2 BEAUTY & V>IETY ( COLOR MU/ BE 
ATTA9$ BY H>MONI\S JUXTAPOSITION ( T9TS1 B\ND$ BY JUDICI\SLY *OS5 
\TL9ES 2 & ! PATT]N %\LD LIE ABSOLUTELY FLAT UPON ! GR\ND4 ,ON ! 
:OLE1 9 DESIGN+ C>PETS ! ME?OD ( CONTRA/ IS ! BE/ ONE TO EMPLOY1 
& BLUE & R$4 QUITE FRANKLY US$1 >E ! MA9 COLORS ON :I* ! 
DESIGN] %\LD DEP5D4  

,9 MAK+ ! ABOVE REM>KS ,I HAVE BE5 ONLY ?9K+ ( ! G5U9E OR 
H&-MADE C>PETS4 ,! ME*ANICALLY-MADE C>PETS ( TO DAY MU/ BE LOOK$ UPON 
AS MAKE-%IFTS = *EAPNESS SAKE4 ,( !SE1 ! VELVET PILE & ,BRUSSELS >E 
SIMPLY CO>SE WOR/$ VELVETS WOV5 OV] WIRES LIKE O!R VELVET1 & CUT1 9 
! CASE ( ! VELVET PILE2 & ,KIDD]M9/] C>PETS >E /\T CLO?S1 9 
:I* ABUNDANCE ( W>P 7A W>P TO EA* WEFT7 IS US$ = ! SAKE ( WE> & 
TE>4 ,! VELVET C>PETS NE$ ! SAME K9D ( DESIGN AS TO COLOR & QUALITY 
AS ! REAL C>PETS1 ONLY AS ! COLORS >E NECESS>ILY LIMIT$ 9 NUMB]1 & 
! PATT]N MU/ REPEAT AT C]TA9 DI/ANCES1 ! DESIGN %\LD BE SIMPL] & 
SMALL] ?AN 9 A REAL C>PET4 ,A ,KIDD]M9/] C>PET CALLS = A SMALL DESIGN 
9 :I* ! DIFF]5T PLANES1 OR PILES1 AS !Y >E CALL$1 >E WELL 
9T]LOCK$4  

,ME*ANICAL WEAV+ HAS TO REPEAT ! PATT]N ON ! CLO? )9 
COMP>ATIVELY N>R[ LIMITS2 ! NUMB] ( COLORS ALSO IS LIMIT$ 9 MO/ 
CASES TO F\R OR FIVE4 ,9 MO/ CLO?S SO WOV51 !RE=E1 ! BE/ PLAN SEEMS 
TO BE TO *OOSE A PLEASANT GR\ND COLOR1 & TO SUP]IMPOSE A PATT]N MA9LY 
COMPOS$ ( EI!R A LI<T] %ADE ( ?AT COLOR1 OR A COLOR 9 NO V]Y /RONG 
CONTRA/ TO ! GR\ND2 & !N1 IF Y\ >E US+ SEV]AL COLORS1 TO LI<T UP 
?IS G5]AL >RANGEM5T EI!R ) A MORE =CIBLE \TL9E1 OR BY SPOTS ( 
/RONG] COLOR C>EFULLY DISPOS$4 ,(T5 ! LI<T] %ADE ON ! D>K] 
SUFFICES1 & H>DLY CALLS = ANY?+ ELSE3 SOME V]Y BEAUTIFUL CLO?S >E 
M]ELY DAMASKS1 9 :I* ! W>P & WEFT >E ( ! SAME COLOR2 BUT A 
DIFF]5T TONE IS OBTA9$ BY ! FIGURE & ! GR\ND BE+ WOV5 ) A 
LONG] OR %ORT] TWILL 2 ! TABBY BE+ TI$ BY ! W>P V]Y (T51 ! 
SAT9 MU* MORE R>ELY4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ! PATT]N$ WEBS PRODUC$ BY ME*ANICAL 
WEAV+1 IF ! ORNAM5T IS TO BE EFFECTIVE & WOR? ! DO+1 REQUIRE ! 
SAME ,GO?IC CRISPNESS & CLE>NESS ( DETAIL :I* HAS BE5 SPOK5 ( BE=E2 
! GEOMETRICAL /RUCTURE ( ! PATT]N1 :I* IS A NECESSITY 9 ALL 
RECURR+ PATT]NS1 %\LD BE BOLDLY 9SI/$ UPON1 SO AS TO DRAW ! EYE FROM 
ACCID5TAL FIGURES1 :I* ! RECURR5CE ( ! PATT]N IS APT TO PRODUCE4  

,! MEAN+LESS /RIDES & SPOTS & O!R TORM5T+S ( ! SIMPLE TWILL 
( ! WEB1 :I* >E SO COMMON 9 ! WOV5 ORNAM5T ( ! EI<TE5? 
C5TURY & 9 \R [N TIMES1 %\LD BE C>EFULLY AVOID$2 ALL !SE ?+S 
>E ! LA/ RES\RCES ( A JAD$ 9V5TION & A CONTEMPT ( ! SIMPLE & 
FRE% BEAUTY ?AT COMES ( A SYMPA!TIC SUGGE/ION ( NATURAL =MS2 IF ! 
PATT]N BE VIGOR\SLY & FIRMLY DRAWN ) A TRUE FEEL+ = ! BEAUTY ( 
L9E & SILH\ETTE1 ! PLAY ( LI<T & %ADE ON ! MAT]IAL ( ! SIMPLE 
TWILL WILL GIVE ALL ! NECESS>Y V>IETY4  ,I 9VITE MY READ]S TO MAKE 
ANO!R COMP>ISON2 TO GO TO ! ,S\? ,K5S+TON ,MUSEUM & /UDY ! 
9VALUABLE FRAGM5TS ( ! /UFFS ( ! ?IRTE5? & F\RTE5? C5TURIES 
( ,SYRIAN & ,SICILIAN MANUFACTURE1 OR ! ALMO/ EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL WEBS ( 
,P]SIAN DESIGN1 :I* >E LAT] 9 DATE1 BUT 9/9CT ) ! PURE/ & BE/ 
,EA/]N FEEL+ 2 !Y MAY ALSO NOTE ! SPL5DID /UFFS PRODUC$ MO/LY 9 
,ITALY 9 ! LAT] ,MIDDLE ,AGES1 :I* >E UNSURPASS$ = RI*NESS & EFFECT 
( DESIGN1 & :5 !Y HAVE IMPRESS$ !IR M9DS ) ! PRODUCTIONS ( 
?IS GREAT HI/ORIC S*OOL1 LET !M CONTRA/ ) !M ! WORK ( ! 
,POMPAD\R P]IOD1 PASS+ BY ! E>LY EI<TE5? C5TURY AS A P]IOD ( 
TRANSITION 9TO CORRUPTION4  

,! NEXT ME?OD ( ORNAM5T+ CLO? IS BY PA9T+ IT OR PR9T+ ON IT 
) DYES4 ,AS TO ! PA9T+ ( CLO? ) DYES BY H&1 :I* IS NO D\BT A 
V]Y OLD & WIDELY-PRACTIC$ >T1 IT HAS N[ QUITE DISAPPE>$2 MOD]N 
SOCIETY NOT BE+ RI* 5\< TO PAY ! NECESS>Y PRICE = SU* WORK 2 & 
ITS PLACE HAS N[ BE5 TAK5 BY PR9T+ BY BLOCK OR CYL9D] MA*9E4  ,! 
REM>KS MADE ON ! DESIGN = ME*ANICALLY WOV5 CLO?S APPLY PRETTY MU* TO 
!SE PR9T$ /UFFS2 ONLY1 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 MORE PLAY ( DELICATE & 
PRETTY COLOR IS POSSIBLE1 & MORE V>IETY ( COLOR ALSO2 &1 9 ! SECOND1 
MU* MORE USE CAN BE MADE ( HAT*+ & DOTT+1 :I* >E OBVI\SLY 
SUITABLE TO ! ME?OD ( BLOCK-PR9T+4 ,9 ! MANY-COLOR$ PR9T$ CLO?S 
FRANK R$ & BLUE >E ! MA9/AYS ( ! COLOR >RANGEM5T4 

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