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articles
American Cyclopedia
Velvet, ---. American Cyclopedia, 1883, 1 page. Posted February 1, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 472 KB PDF
Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club
Spanish Velvet Weave, Burnham, Harold B. The Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club, Vol. 43 (1959), 15 pages. Posted October 20, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.8 MB PDF
Romanian Embroidery, Harkness, Dorothy Norris. The Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club, Vol. 43 (1959), 20 pages. Posted October 20, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 1.5 MB PDF
Diccionario Enciclopédico
Terciopelo [Velvet], ---. Diccionario Enciclopédico Hispano-Americano, 1 page. Posted August 17, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 600 KB PDF
Domestic Encyclopedia
Velvet, ---. Domestic Encyclopedia, 1821, 1 page. Posted February 16, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 400 KB PDF
Encyclopedia Britannica, 1st ed.
Velvet, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 1st ed., 1771, 1 page. Posted March 9, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 400 KB PDF
Encyclopedia Britannica, 8th ed.
Velvet, ---. Encyclopedia Britannica, 6th Ed., 1823, 1 page. Posted February 1, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 412 KB PDF
Grande Encyclopédie Inventaire Eaisonné des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts
Velours [Velvet], ---. Grande Encyclopédie Inventaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts, 1902, 2 pages. Posted October 14, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 616 KB PDF
Harper's Monthly Magazine
Among the Silk-Worms and Velvet Looms, ---. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 11 pages. Note: review. Posted September 12, 2004. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 5.6 MB PDF
Manufacturer and Builder
Cotton Velvet, ---. Manufacturer and Builder, 1877, 1 page. Posted February 6, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 508 KB PDF
Master Weaver
Patterns in Velvet Rugs, ---. Master Weaver, No. 35 September 1957, 3 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. By permission. Posted July 15, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 707 KB PDF
Velvet Rugs, ---. Master Weaver, No. 34 July 1957, 5 pages. Note: PDF provided by Judith Combs. By permission. Posted July 15, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 782 KB PDF
Melliand
Principles of Velvet Construction -- Chiffon Velvet, Doute, E. H. The Melliand, Vol. 3, No. 10 (January 1932), 3 pages. Posted November 18, 2002. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 676 KB PDF
Technology of Velvet Construction, Doute, E. H. The Melliand, Vol. 3, No. 8 (November 1931), 2 pages. Posted January 9, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 580 KB PDF
Minnesota Weaver
Swatch Page - Weaving Velvets, Stack, Lotus. Minnesota Weaver, Vol. 2 No. 6 (March 1977), 2 pages. Note: By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs. Posted August 1, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 641 KB PDF
New International Encyclopedia
Velvet, ---. New International Encyclopedia, 1922, 1 page. Posted February 17, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 420 KB PDF
Nouveau Larousse Illustré
Velours [Velvet], ---. Nouveau Larousse Illustré, 1904, 1 page. Posted August 13, 2003. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 544 KB PDF
Posselt's Textile Journal
Three-Pile Figured Velvet Fabrics, Posselt, E. A. Posselt's Textile Journal, 1916, 2 pages. Note: Scanned images provided by John Cropper. Posted February 17, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 213 KB PDF
To Increase the Production of Velvet Weaving, Posselt, E. A. Posselt's Textile Journal, 1911, 2 pages. Note: Scanned images provided by John Cropper. Posted November 8, 2005. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 210 KB PDF
Zell's Encyclopedia
Velvet, ---. Zell's Encyclopedia, 1876, 1 page. Posted April 25, 2004. SAMPLE PAGE. File size 404 KB PDF
books
Algoud, Henri. Gaspar Grégoire et ses Velours d'Art [ Gaspar Gregoires and his Art Velvet], Société Française d'Imprimerie et de Libraire, 1908, 45 pages. Note: Provided by Pierre Demoule. Posted June 19, 2002. CD (CWDA04). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 7.1 MB PDF
Cooke, J. Herbert. The Velvet and Corduroy Industry, Pitman, 156 pages. Note: Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish. Posted August 6, 2006. SAMPLE PAGE. CONTENTS. File size 7.1 MB PDF
illustrations
Diderot, Denis and John Le Rond d'Alembert. Encyclopedia: Weaving Plates, Part II -- Velvet/Velours, 1763, 10 pages. Note: Contributed by Philippe Demoule. Posted May 24, 2002. CD (CWDA05). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 2 MB PDF
patents
Fabrics
Silk Velvet Textile and Method of Manufacturing the Same, US05598615, Takada, Tooru. February 4, 1997, 12 pages. Posted March 2, 2003. CD (HWDA10). SAMPLE PAGE. File size 868 KB PDF
documents created for online publication
Demoule, Philippe. Velours ciselé de Soie [Cut Silk Velvet], 3 pages. Posted April 23, 2002. FIRST PAGE. File size 452 KB PDF
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