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Collection	Crafts Study Centre
Weaver	Rita Beales
Description	Hand-woven stole, with stripes, made from natural undyed linen and vegetable-dyed linen in dark grey and gold weld, warp stripes and weft stripes at ends.
Id Number Current Accession	T.75.28
Location Creation Site	Compton Chamberlayne, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK
Subject	woven textiles, stole, pattern
Measurements	128 x 79 centimetres - Weight: 95 grams
Weave	Swedish lace
Material	linen
Dye	logwood, weld,
Yarn	fine z singles
Relation Exhibition	�The Scarf Show�, Crafts Council, 1987
Rights Owner	Crafts Study Centre/Crafts Study Centre 2004
Style Period Period	1930s
Technique	hand-weaving
Process	Yarn: fine z singles hand-spun linen Warp: natural and dark grey (dyed with logwood). Weft: gold (dyed with weld) with dark grey (dyed with logwood) in borders. Selvage: 4/4 double ends (natural linen). Threading: Swedish lace (lace pattern in border). Borders: (weft wise) 8 narrow dark grey stripes in lace weave (7 picks), 3 picks plain weave gold between each. Two centimetres of plain weave and a further six centimetres of narrow dark grey lace weave stripes. Main area: 20 ends natural, 20 ends dark grey stripes crossed with gold forming warp-wise stripes. 22 ends per inch, 18 picks per inch