nuLMKs.J GEOMETKU'ITY OF SUPERC'ONSTKUt'TIVE FEATURES. -J]] 



interval the loose warp lias Iteeii plaited and drawn together, jn-odue- 

 iug a lattice-like band 



Fig. 300. Simijl 



In a similar way foni othei bands of naiiow open work are intro- 

 duced, twoabiixf ,nicl twdhtluw tli( widt biiiil These are produced 



ftjyj^' 9'; > v/r' "I'll li *»' T ir f " ■* ! '^ 4 ' ^J'^i •*! 



Fig. 310. Ri'ticiilateU pattern in cotton cloth, Woik o£ the ancient I eru\un.s. 



bj^ leaving the warp threads free for a short space and drawing al- 

 ternate pairs across each other and fixing them so by means of a 

 woof thread, as shown in the cut. 



Examples of netting in which decorative features liave been worked 

 are found among the textile products of many American tril^es and 

 occur as well in several groups of ancient fabrics, but in most cases 

 where designs of importance or complexity are desired i)arts are in- 

 troiluced to facilitate the work. 



Siipercoiisfi-urf ire features. — These features, so iiuiiortaiil in (hf 

 dec(^ration of fabrics, are the result of devices by which a construc- 

 tion already capable of fulfilling the duties imposed by function has 

 added to it pai-ts intended to enhance beauty and which may <n- may 

 not be of advantage to the fabric. They constitute one of the most 



