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Figured Double Cloth (DC 4 Weaving) 4 Colour Effect Weaving on Handloom with Jacquard

4. Figured interchanging Double cloth (DC-4 colour Effect)

1. Light + Light and Dark + Dark is two solid colour effect, which ger interchanged to produce two colour effect double cloth.

2. In 4 colour effect Double cloth a part from the Light + Light and Dark + Dark solid colour combination are also used.

3. They are Light + Dark and Dark + Light which interchanged each other.

4. In four colour Double cloth out of the 2 solid colour combination, one is used in the ground and other is used in most of the figure parts.

 

5. The Light + Dark and Dark + Light mixed combination is used only in few of the figure parts, since it gives only subdued appearance in the cloth.

 

Method of producing figured interchanging Double cloth (DC4)

 

Warp & Weft- 2 series of warp …

Main Graph preparation-

 

1. No of ends in main graph 2 nos of hook.

2. Numbers of = Total picks of the design.

3. In the main graph stepping is given following the stepping of guide graph .

4. Every one step in each direction of the guide graph is doubled in the main graph.

5. Because of this at least one light and one dark thread are made available  even in the minimum gape of the figure and ground.

 

6. Gives the following weaves in ground and different parts of the figure portion.

7 while giving weaves mark on the graph it is necessary to start the repeat of the weave by confirming the order of colouring, for this the graph can be divided in to 4 ends and 4 picks in the margin.

8. Since the Double cloth weave is an equal face weave, it is necessary to give  the weave marks up to the corner of stepping. Indicate selvedge weave mark. (Modified twill weave).

9. Devide the ends in the graph in groups according to the numbers of needles in the short row of the Jacquad.

Punching-

Punch all marks.....1,2,3,4,5.....1 Pick = 1 Card

All the cards are numbered in the order of 1,2,3,4,5,..,

 

Lacing-

All the cards are laced in regular 1,2,3,4,5....sequence.

 

Weaving-

Having two shuttles with one light and one dark colour and different weft colours from warp.

Weaving is carried in 1:1 order.

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