Symmetry, Proportion and Scale: Tools for the Jacquard Designer and Weaver of Silk Velvet

Year: 2005 Authors: Barbara Setsu Pickett

Core claim

Jacquard looms let weavers use symmetry and proportion to expand design freedom while fitting motifs to the loom’s hook and card structure.

Topics

Jacquard weaving, symmetry, tessellation, silk velvet, point paper design

Domains

symmetry, translation and reflection, proportion, scale, tessellation, textile design, surface pattern, color symmetry

Methods

point paper drafting, card punching, motif rotation, trial-and-error color planning, loom mounting

Media

silk velvet, Jacquard loom, perforated cards, velvet wires, pile bobbins

Source status

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