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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 wool.
Id Number Current Accession	T.74.82.b
Location Creation Site	Ditchling, Sussex, UK
Subject	woven textiles, length, dress length
Measurements	248.8 x 68.6 centimetres
Weave	plain
Material	cotton
Other Materials	wool
Rights Owner	Managed by the Crafts Study Centre.
Style Period Period	1940s
Technique	hand-weaving
Process	Loom: 4 shafts Warp: single red cotton. Weft: single red cotton 6 x as warp, hand-spun undyed fleece, probably Welsh wool x 1. Ends per centimetre: 9 relaxed. Picks per centimetre: 9.5 relaxed. Finishing: washed and dried on roller.