,TEXTILES ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS ,TEXT 3 ,!RE >E SEV]AL WAYS ( ORNAM5T+ A WOV5 CLO?3 7#a7 REAL TAPE/RY1 7#b7 C>PET-WEAV+1 7#c7 ME*ANICAL WEAV+1 7#d7 PR9T+ OR PA9T+1 & 7#e7 EMBROID]Y4 ,!RE HAS BE5 NO IMPROVEM5T 79DE$1 AS TO ! MA9 PROCESSES1 NO *ANGE7 9 ! MANUFACTURE ( ! W>ES 9 ALL !SE BRAN*ES S9CE ! F\RTE5? C5TURY1 AS F> AS ! W>ES !MSELVES >E CONC]N$2 :ATEV] IMPROVEM5TS HAVE BE5 9TRODUC$ HAVE BE5 PURELY COMM]CIAL1 & HAVE HAD TO DO M]ELY ) R$UC+ ! CO/ ( PRODUCTION2 NAY1 MORE1 ! COMM]CIAL IMPROVEM5TS HAVE ON ! :OLE BE5 DECID$LY 9JURI\S TO ! QUALITY ( ! W>ES !MSELVES4 ,! NOBLE/ ( ! WEAV+ >TS IS ,TAPE/RY1 9 :I* !RE IS NO?+ ME*ANICAL3 IT MAY BE LOOK$ UPON AS A MOSAIC ( PIECES ( COLOR MADE UP ( DY$ ?READS1 & IS CAPABLE ( PRODUC+ WALL ORNAM5T ( ANY DEGREE ( ELABORATION )9 ! PROP] LIMITS ( DULY CONSID]$ DECORATIVE WORK4 ,AS 9 ALL WALL-DECORATION1 ! FIR/ ?+ TO BE CONSID]$ 9 ! DESIGN+ ( ,TAPE/RY IS ! =CE1 PURITY1 & ELEGANCE ( ! SILH\ETTE ( ! OBJECTS REPRES5T$1 & NO?+ VAGUE OR 9DET]M9ATE IS ADMISSIBLE4 ,BUT SPECIAL EXCELL5CES CAN BE EXPECT$ FROM IT4 ,DEP? ( TONE1 RI*NESS ( COLOR1 & EXQUISITE GRADATION ( T9TS >E EASILY TO BE OBTA9$ 9 ,TAPE/RY2 & IT ALSO DEM&S ?AT CRISPNESS & ABUNDANCE ( BEAUTIFUL DETAIL :I* WAS ! ESPECIAL *>ACT]I/IC ( FULLY DEVELOP$ ,M$IEVAL ,>T4 ,! /YLE ( EV5 ! BE/ P]IOD ( ! ,R5AISSANCE IS :OLLY UNFIT = ,TAPE/RY3 ACCORD+LY WE F9D ?AT ,TAPE/RY RETA9$ ITS ,GO?IC *>ACT] LONG] ?AN ANY O!R ( ! PICTORIAL >TS4 ,A COMP>ISON ( ! WALL-HANG+S 9 ! ,GREAT ,HALL AT ,HAMPTON ,C\RT ) ?OSE 9 ! ,SOL> OR ,DRAW+-ROOM1 WILL MAKE ?IS SUP]IORITY ( ! E>LI] DESIGN = ITS PURPOSE CLE> TO ANY ONE NOT LACK+ 9 >TI/IC P]CEPTION3 & ! COMP>ISON IS ALL ! FAIR]1 AS BO? ! ,GO?IC TAPE/RIES ( ! ,SOL> & ! PO/-,GO?IC HANG+S ( ! ,HALL >E PREEM95TLY GOOD ( !IR K9DS4 ,NOT TO GO 9TO A DESCRIPTION ( ! PROCESS ( WEAV+ TAPE/RY1 :I* W\LD BE FUTILE )\T ILLU/RATIONS1 ,I MAY SAY ?AT 9 CONTRADICTION TO ME*ANICAL WEAV+1 ! W>P IS QUITE HIDD51 ) ! RESULT ?AT ! COLORS >E AS SOLID AS !Y CAN BE MADE 9 PA9T+4 ,C>PET-WEAV+ IS SOME:AT ( ! NATURE ( ,TAPE/RY3 IT ALSO IS :OLLY UNME*ANICAL1 BUT ITS USE AS A FLOOR-CLO? SOME:AT DEGRADES IT1 ESPECIALLY 9 \R NOR!RN OR WE/]N C\NTRIES1 :]E PEOPLE COME \T ( ! MUDDY /REETS 9TO ROOMS )\T TAK+ (F !IR %OES4 ,C>PET-WEAV+ UND\BT$LY >OSE AMONG PEOPLES LIV+ A T5T LIFE1 & = SU* A DWELL+ AS A T5T1 C>PETS >E ! BE/ POSSIBLE ORNAM5TS4 ,C>PETS =M A MOSAIC ( SMALL SQU>ES ( WOR/$1 OR HAIR1 OR SILK ?READS1 TI$ 9TO A CO>SE CANVAS1 :I* IS MADE AS ! WORK PROGRESSES4 ,[+ TO ! COMP>ATIVE CO>S5ESS ( ! WORK1 ! DESIGNS %\LD ALWAYS BE V]Y ELEM5T>Y 9 =M1 & SUGGE/IVE M]ELY ( =MS ( LEAFAGE1 FL[]S1 BEA/S & BIRDS1 ETC4 ,! S(T GRADATIONS ( T9T TO :I* ,TAPE/RY LEADS ITSELF >E UNFIT = ,C>PET-WEAV+2 BEAUTY & V>IETY ( COLOR MU/ BE ATTA9$ BY H>MONI\S JUXTAPOSITION ( T9TS1 B\ND$ BY JUDICI\SLY *OS5 \TL9ES2 & ! PATT]N %\LD LIE ABSOLUTELY FLAT UPON ! GR\ND4 ,ON ! :OLE1 9 DESIGN+ C>PETS ! ME?OD ( CONTRA/ IS ! BE/ ONE TO EMPLOY1 & BLUE & R$1 QUITE FRANKLY US$1 ) :ITE OR V]Y LIK GR\ND1 & BLACK OR SOME V]Y D>K COLOR ON A LIE ! MA9 COLORS ON :I* ! DESIGN] %\LD DEP5D4 ,9 MAK+ ! ABOVE REM>KS ,I HAVE BE5 ?9K+ ONLY ( ! G5U9E OR H&-MADE C>PETS4 ,! ME*ANICALLY-MADE C>PETS ( TO-DAY MU/ BE LOOK$ UPON AS MAKE%IFTS = *EAPNESS' SAKE4 ,( !SE1 ! VELVET PILE & ,BRUSSELS >E SIMPLY CO>SE WOR/$ VELVETS WOV5 OV] WIRES LIKE O!R VELVET1 & CUT1 9 ! CASE ( ! VELVET PILE2 & ,KIDD]M9/] C>PETS >E /\T CLO?S1 9 :I* ABUNDANCE ( W>P 7A W>P TO EA* WEFT7 IS US$ = ! SAKE ( WE> & TE>4 ,! VELVET C>PETS NE$ ! SAME K9D ( DESIGN AS TO COLOR & QUALITY AS ! REAL C>PETS2 ONLY1 AS ! COLORS >E NECESS>ILY LIMIT$ 9 NUMB]1 & ! PATT]N MU/ REPEAT AT C]TA9 DI/ANCES1 ! DESIGN %\LD BE SIMPL] & SMALL] ?AN 9 A REAL C>PET4 ,A ,KIDD]M9/] C>PET CALLS = A SMALL DESIGN 9 :I* ! DIFF]5T PLANES1 OR PILES1 AS !Y >E CALL$1 >E WELL 9T]LOCK$4 ,ME*ANICAL WEAV+ HAS TO REPEAT ! PATT]N ON ! CLO? )9 COMP>ATIVELY N>R[ LIMITS2 ! NUMB] ( COLORS ALSO IS LIMIT$ 9 MO/ CASES TO F\R OR FIVE4 ,9 MO/ CLO?S SO WOV51 !RE=E1 ! BE/ PLAN SEEMS TO BE TO *OOSE A PLEASANT GR\ND COLOR & TO SUP]IMPOSE A PATT]N MA9LY COMPOS$ ( EI!R A LIE US+ SEV]AL COLORS1 TO LIRANGEM5T EI!R ) A MORE =CIBLE \TL9E1 OR BY SPOTS ( /RONG] COLOR C>EFULLY DISPOS$4 ,(T5 ! LIK] SUFFICES1 & H>DLY CALLS = ANY?+ ELSE2 SOME V]Y BEAUTIFUL CLO?S >E M]ELY DAMASKS1 9 :I* ! W>P & WEFT >E ( ! SAME COLOR1 BUT A DIFF]5T TONE IS OBTA9$ BY ! FIGURE & ! GR\ND BE+ WOV5 ) A LONG] OR %ORT] TWILL3 ! TABBY BE+ TI$ BY ! W>P V]Y (T51 ! SAT9 MU* MORE R>ELY4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ! PATT]N$ WEBS PRODUC$ BY ME*ANICAL WEAV+1 IF ! ORNAM5T IS TO BE EFFECTIVE & WOR? ! DO+1 REQUIRE ?AT SAME ,GO?IC CRISPNESS & CLE>NESS ( DETAIL :I* HAS BE5 SPOK5 ( BE=E3 ! GEOMETRICAL /RUCTURE ( ! PATT]N1 :I* IS A NECESSITY 9 ALL RECURR+ PATT]NS1 %\LD BE BOLDLY 9SI/$ UPON1 SO AS TO DRAW ! EYE FROM ACCID5TAL FIGURES1 :I* ! RECURR5CE ( ! PATT]N IS APT TO PRODUCE4 ,! MEAN+LESS /RIPES & SPOTS & O!R TORM5T+S ( ! SIMPLE TWILL ( ! WEB1 :I* >E SO COMMON 9 ! WOV5 ORNAM5T ( ! EIEFULLY AVOID$3 ALL !SE ?+S >E ! LA/ RES\RCE ( A JAD$ 9V5TION & A CONTEMPT ( ! SIMPLE & FRE% BEAUTY ?AT COMES ( A SYMPA!TIC SUGGE/ION ( NATURAL =MS3 IF ! PATT]N BE VIGOR\SLY & FIRMLY DRAWN ) A TRUE FEEL+ = ! BEAUTY ( L9E & SILH\ETTE1 ! PLAY ( LIY V>IETY4 ,I 9VITE MY READ]S TO MAKE ANO!R COMP>ISON3 TO GO TO ! ,S\? ,K5S+TON ,MUSEUM & /UDY ! 9VALUABLE FRAGM5TS ( ! /UFFS ( ! ?IRTE5? & F\RTE5? C5TURIES ( ,SYRIAN & ,SICILIAN MANUFACTURE1 OR ! ALMO/ EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL WEBS ( ,P]SIAN DESIGN1 :I* >E LAT] 9 DATE1 BUT 9/9CT ) ! PURE/ & BE/ ,EA/]N FEEL+2 !Y MAY ALSO NOTE ! SPL5DID /UFFS PRODUC$ MO/LY 9 ,ITALY 9 ! LAT] ,MIDDLE ,AGES1 :I* >E UNSURPASS$ = RI*NESS & EFFECT ( DESIGN1 & :5 !Y HAVE IMPRESS$ !IR M9DS ) ! PRODUCTIONS ( ?IS GREAT HI/ORIC S*OOL1 LET !M CONTRA/ ) !M ! WORK ( ! VILE ,POMPAD\R P]IOD1 PASS+ BY ! E>LY SEV5TE5? C5TURY AS A P]IOD ( TRANSITION 9TO CORRUPTION4 ,!Y WILL !N 7IF1 ONCE MORE1 !Y HAVE REAL >TI/IC P]CEPTION7 SEE AT ONCE ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! RESULTS ( IRREPRESSIBLE IMAG9ATION & LOVE ( BEAUTY1 ON ! ONE H&1 &1 ON ! O!R1 ( RE/LESS & WE>Y VACUITY ( M9D1 =C$ BY ! EXIG5CIES ( FA%ION TO DO SOME?+ OR O!R TO ! 9NOC5T SURFACE ( ! CLO? 9 ORD] TO DI/+UI% IT 9 ! M>KET FROM O!R CLO?S2 BETWE5 ! H&IWORK ( ! FREE CRAFTSMAN DO+ AS HE PLEAS$ ) HIS WORK1 & ! DRUDG]Y ( ! 0OP]ATIVE0 SET TO HIS TASK BY ! TRADESMAN COMPET+ = ! CU/OM ( A FRIVOL\S PUBLIC1 :I* HAD =GOTT5 ?AT !RE WAS SU* A ?+ AS >T4 ,! NEXT ME?OD ( ORNAM5T+ CLO? IS BY PA9T+ IT OR PR9T+ ON IT ) DYES4 ,AS TO ! PA9T+ ( CLO?S ) DYES BY H&1 :I* IS NO D\BT A V]Y OLD & WIDELY PRACTIC$ >T1 IT HAS N[ QUITE DISAPPE>$ 7MOD]N SOCIETY NOT BE+ RI* 5\< TO PAY ! NECESS>Y PRICE = SU* WORK71 & ITS PLACE HAS N[ BE5 TAK5 BY PR9T+ BY BLOCK OR CYL9D]-MA*9E4 ,! REM>KS MADE ON ! DESIGN = ME*ANICALLY WOV5 CLO?S APPLY PRETTY MU* TO !SE PR9T$ /UFFS3 ONLY1 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 MORE PLAY ( DELICATE & PRETTY COLOR IS POSSIBLE1 & MORE V>IETY ( COLOR ALSO2 & 9 ! SECOND1 MU* MORE USE CAN BE MADE ( ! HAT*+ & DOTT+1 :I* >E OBVI\SLY SUITABLE TO ! ME?OD ( BLOCK-PR9T+4 ,9 ! MANY-COLOR$ PR9T$ CLO?S1 FRANK R$ & BLUE >E AGA9 ! MA9/AYS ( ! COLOR >RANGEM5T2 !SE COLORS1 S(T5$ BY ! PAL] %ADES ( R$1 \TL9$ ) BLACK & MADE MORE T5D] BY ! ADDITION ( YELL[ 9 SMALL QUANTITIES1 MO/LY =M+ P>T ( BRIRY ! >T AS F> AS IT CAN BE C>RI$4 ,IT MU/ BE ADD$ ?AT NO TEXTILE ORNAM5T HAS SUFF]$ SO MU* AS CLO?-PR9T+ FROM ?OSE ABOVE-M5TION$ COMM]CIAL 9V5TIONS4 ,A HUNDR$ YE>S AGO ! PROCESSES = PR9T+ ON CLO? DIFF]$ LITTLE FROM ?OSE US$ BY ! ,9DIANS & ,P]SIANS2 & EV5 UP TO )9 =TY YE>S AGO !Y PRODUC$ COLORS ?AT W]E 9 !MSELVES GOOD 5\<1 H[EV] 9>TI/ICALLY !Y MI1 PRODUC+ A S]IES ( HIDE\S COLORS1 CRUDE1 LIVID - & *EAP1 - :I* EV]Y P]SON ( TA/E LOA!S1 BUT :I* NEV]!LESS WE CAN BY NO MEANS GET RID ( UNTIL WE >E ABLE TO /RUGGLE SUCCESSFULLY AGA9/ ! DOOM ( *EAP & NA/Y :I* HAS OV]TAK5 US4 ,LA/ ( ! ME?ODS ( ORNAM5T+ CLO? COMES ,EMBROID]Y3 ( ! DESIGN = :I* IT MU/ BE SAID ?AT ONE ( ITS AIMS %\LD BE ! EXHIBITION ( BEAUTIFUL MAT]IAL4 ,FUR!RMORE1 IT IS NOT WOR? DO+ UNLESS IT IS EI!R V]Y COPI\S & RI*1 OR V]Y DELICATE - OR BO?4 ,= SU* AN >T NO?+ PAT*Y OR SCRAPPY1 OR HALF-/>V$1 %\LD BE DONE3 !RE IS NO EXCUSE = DO+ ANY?+ :I* IS NOT /RIK+LY BEAUTIFUL2 & ?AT MORE ESPECIALLY AS ! EXUB]ANCE ( BEAUTY ( ! WORK ( ! ,EA/ & ( ,M$IEVAL ,EUROPE1 & EV5 ( ! TIME ( ! ,R5AISSANCE1 IS AT H& TO REPROA* US4 ,IT MAY BE WELL H]E TO W>N ?OSE OCCUPI$ 9 ,EMBROID]Y AGA9/ ! FEEBLE IMITATIONS ( ,JAPANESE >T :I* >E SO DISA/R\SLY COMMON AMONG US4 ,! ,JAPANESE >E ADMIRABLE NATURALI/S1 WOND]FULLY SKILLFUL DRAFTSM51 DEFT BEYOND ALL O!RS 9 M]E EXECUTION ( :ATEV] !Y TAKE 9 H&2 & ALSO GREAT MA/]S ( /YLE )9 C]TA9 N>R[ LIMITATIONS4 ,BUT ) ALL ?IS1 A ,JAPANESE DESIGN IS ABSOLUTELY WOR?LESS UNLESS IT IS EXECUT$ ) ,JAPANESE SKILL4 ,9 TRU?1 ) ALL !IR BRILLIANT QUALITIES AS H&ICRAFTSM51 :I* HAVE SO DAZZL$ US1 ! ,JAPANESE HAVE NO >*ITECTURAL1 & !RE=E NO DECORATIVE1 9/9CT4 ,!IR WORKS ( >T >E ISOLAT$ & BLANKLY 9DIVIDUALI/IC1 & 9 CONSEQU5CE1 UNLESS :]E !Y RISE1 AS !Y SOMETIMES DO1 TO ! DIGNITY ( A SUGGE/ION = A PICTURE 7ALWAYS DEVOID ( HUMAN 9T]E/71 !Y REMA9 M]E WOND]FUL TOYS1 ?+S QUITE \TSIDE ! PALE ( ! EVOLUTION ( >T1 :I*1 ,I REPEAT1 CANNOT BE C>RI$ ON )\T ! >*ITECTURAL S5SE ?AT CONNECTS IT ) ! HI/ORY ( MANK9D4 ,TO CONCLUDE ) SOME G5]AL REM>KS AB\T DESIGN+ = TEXTILES3 ! AIM %\LD BE TO COMB9E CLE>NESS ( =M & FIRMNESS ( /RUCTURE ) ! MY/]Y :I* COMES ( ABUNDANCE & RI*NESS ( DETAIL2 & ?IS IS EASI] ( ATTA9M5T 9 WOV5 GOODS ?AN 9 FLAT PA9T$ DECORATION & PAP]-HANG+S2 BECAUSE 9 ! =M] ! /UFFS USUALLY HANG 9 FOLDS & ! PATT]N IS BROK5 MORE OR LESS1 :ILE 9 ! LATT] IT IS SPREAD \T FLAT AGA9/ ! WALL4 ,DO NOT 9TRODUCE ANY L9ES OR OBJECTS :I* CANNOT BE EXPLA9$ BY ! /RUCTURE (! PATT]N2 IT IS JU/ ?IS LOGICAL SEQU5CE ( =M1 ?IS GR[? :I* LOOKS AS IF1 UND] ! CIRCUM/ANCES1 IT C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 O!RWISE1 :I* PREV5TS ! EYE WE>Y+ ( ! REPETITION ( ! PATT]N4 ,NEV] 9TRODUCE ANY %AD+ = ! PURPOSE ( MAK+ AN OBJECT LOOK R\ND2 :ATEV] %AD+ Y\ USE %\LD BE US$ = EXPLANATION ONLY1 TO %[ :AT Y\ MEAN BY SU* & SU* A PIECE ( DRAW+2 & EV5 ?AT Y\ HAD BETT] BE SP>+ (4 ,DO NOT BE AFRAID ( L>GE PATT]NS2 IF PROP]LY DESIGN$ !Y >E MORE RE/FUL TO ! EYE ?AN SMALL ONES3 ON ! :OLE1 A PATT]N :]E ! /RUCTURE IS L>GE & ! DETAILS MU* BROK5 UP IS L>GE & ! DETAILS MU* BROK5 UP IS ! MO/ USEFUL4 ,L>GE PATT]NS >E NOT NECESS>ILY />TL+2 ?IS COMES MORE ( VIOL5T RELIEF ( ! FIGURE FROM ! GR\ND1 OR 9H>MONI\S COLOR+3 BEAUTIFUL & LOGICAL =M RELIEV$ FROM ! GR\ND BY WELL-MANAG$ CONTRA/ OR GRADATION1 & LY+ FLAT ON ! GR\ND1 WILL NEV] WE>Y ! EYE4 ,V]Y SMALL ROOMS1 AS WELL AS V]Y L>GE ONES1 LOOK BE/ ORNAM5T$ ) L>GE PATT]NS1 :ATEV] Y\ DO ) ! MIDDL+-SIZ$ ONES4 ,AS F9AL MAXIMS3 NEV] =GET ! MAT]IAL Y\ >E WORK+ )1 & TRY ALWAYS TO USE IT = DO+ :AT IT CAN DO BE/3 IF Y\ FEEL Y\RSELF HAMP]$ BY ! MAT]IAL 9 :I* Y\ >E WORK+1 9/EAD ( BE+ HELP$ BY IT1 Y\ HAVE SO F> NOT LE>N$ Y\R BUS9ESS1 ANY MORE ?AN A W\LD-BE POET HAS1 :O COMPLA9S ( ! H>D%IP ( WRIT+ 9 MEASURE & RHYME4 ,! SPECIAL LIMITATIONS ( ! 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