In Nos. I. to V., Series A′ and B′, each yarn is composed of two marl threads twisted together, but No. VI. consists of a white thread twisted with a marl; and in Series A and B, Nos. I., II., and III. are composed of a marl and black: No. IV. of two marls, and Nos. V. and VI. of a marl and white.
Plate XIV
SPECIMENS OF “MARL” YARNS
73. Weave Mixtures.—These are least manufactured of any of the three classes of mixtures. They result from intermingling self-coloured yarns in the loom. Plain and other elementary weaves are alone suitable for producing these effects. It is usual to have the warp of one colour, such as grey, and the weft of two or more colours; or the warp of two or more colours, and the weft of one. In neither of the two foregoing classes of mixtures could anything approaching a repetition of effect be traced in the woven sample, whose surface is invariably one mass of mottled tinting. For an analysis of the principles on which these patterns are acquired, the reader is referred to Woollen and Worsted Cloth Manufacture.
FOOTNOTES:
[11] In the Standardization Colour Scheme these initial colours, as the principal in the blend, are stocked. Bright or fancy colours might be dyed, in addition, for toning purposes.
[12] See also Par. 52 and Plate XII.