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Collection	Crafts Study Centre
Weaver	Ethel Mairet
Description	Hand-woven length of dress material, made from red cotton, with weft stripes of undyed Cheviot wool.
Id Number Current Accession	T.74.82.a
Location Creation Site	Ditchling, Sussex, UK
Subject	woven textiles, length, dress length
Measurements	259 x 76.2 centimetres
Weave	plain
Material	wool
Other Materials	cotton
Rights Owner	Managed by the Crafts Study Centre.
Style Period Period	1930s
Technique	hand-weaving
Process	Loom: 4 shaft. Warp: single red cotton. Weft: single red cotton x 10 as warp, with 1 pick hand-spun undyed Cheviot wool at 1centimetre intervals. Ends per cm: 9 relaxed. Picks per cm: 10 relaxed. Finishing: washed and dried on roller.