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WEAVING OF SASHES. 



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§ X. Their way of weaving long- ribbon-like articles, .such as sashes 

 or belts, garters, and hair-bands, which we will next consider, presents 

 many interesting variations from the, method pursued in making blank- 

 ets. To form a sash tiie weaver proceeds as follows : She drives into the 

 ground four sticks and on them she winds her warp as a continuous string 



Fig. 57.— Section of Navajo belt. 



(however, as the warp usually consists of threads of three different 

 colors it is not always one continuous string) from below upwards in 

 such a way as to secure two sheds, as shown in the diagram, Fig. 56. 



Every turn of the warp passes over the sticks a and b ; but it is alter- 

 nate turns that pass over c and d. When the warp is laid she ties a 



Fig. 58.— Wooden heaM of (lie Ziifi 



string around the intersection of the sheds at e,so as to keep the sheds 

 separate while she is mounting the warp on -the beams. She then places 

 the upper beam of the loom in the place of the stick b and the lower 

 beam in the place of the stick a. Sometimes tiie upper and lower beams 

 are secured to the two side rails forming a frame such as the warp of a 



