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Isfahan, Iran: carpet weaving
Woman weaving a large carpet, Isfahan, Iran.
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Three types of weaves: plain, twill, and satin.
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Weaving room of a cotton mill in Augusta,...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Fulani mosquito blanket
Fulani mosquito blanket, cotton and rayon, plain and supplementary weft weave, Mali,...
Photograph by chungj 415. Honolulu Academy of Arts, purchase, 1987 (5652.1)
Kente cloth
Cotton and rayon kente cloth, plain and supplementary weft weave, probably Ewe culture,...
Photograph by honolulu0919. Honolulu Academy of Arts, purchase, 1987 (5676.1)
three basic motions of weaving
The three basic motions of weaving.
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