1) Generic Thing #5
This is used for things like stuffed toys and other objects.
2) Generic Container #8
For wrapping objects when the #510 doesn't fit. And also for hanging rods.
3) Generic Book #108
Used for sketchbooks and other books needed in the craft.
4) Generic Thing II #115
When the #5 doesn't fit what is needed.
5) Generic Wrapped Garment #510
For wrapped articles of clothing.
6) Generic Clothing #945
Actual clothing. It has messages that appear on the person when it is
being worn.
7) Generic Tapestry #3524
This is for tapestries.
Generally help is available for all these generics by just typing help
dbref#.
Weaver verbs
Listed below are the current verbs that are used in the day to day activities
of the craft.
Weaver Verb
This contains prices, list of who is in the craft. To get the help just
type 'weaver'.
Commissions Board
This contains the current commissions. All you need to know is available
by typing 'comm help'.
@weaver-activity
This gives you the current weekly activity of each weaver. All you do is
type '@weaver-activity'.
wwho
What weavers are currently on line. All you do is type 'wwho'.
Craft Knot
Flax:
Sisal:
Wool:
Cotton:
Beadwork:
Crewel work:
Cross-Stitch:
Petit-Point:
Quilting:
Plain weave:
Twill Weave:
Satin Weave:
Lace on Pern is generally for the Lords and Ladies due to the time and energy
it takes to make. Generally you will find that most lace is made into gloves
with flax or cotton.
According to The Macquarie Dictionary the meaning of the word KNIT is:
All knitting stitches stem from the two basic Pearl and Knit. Knit stitch is
inserting the knitting needle into the FRONT of the stitch. Pearl stitch is
inserting the knitting needle into the BACK of the stitch.
Knitting patterns used in Pernese Holds as told in the DLG:
Ista: Ista hold is known for the raised leaf pattern. The leaf in generally
done in bright orange and white. This is used for sweaters and warm pants
for seafaring holds. Or done in cool cottons and sisals for shawls.
Lewis Hold: crossover Rib.
On Pern the dyes are generally found in nature, most of the bright colours
come from the shellfish found in the seas.
Any questions, suggestions or anything in general Please Feel free to contact
Stefanie, the compiler of the information in this book.
Converted to HTML from (#1896)Text Book on the Harper's Tale MOO
on Fri May 16 06:35:04 1997 CDT.
The craft Knot is a property that has been attached and is shown when we
are looked at. We can see it in the '@messages me' command, and change it by
'@knot me is Materials
The following is the list of what materials that is available on Pern, whether
they are cheap or expensive and where they come from.
Flax is a long lasting material made from an imported plant. It gives a
elegant and crisp cloth that lasts for turns. We generally use it for
everyday clothes, it is a cheep material to produce and to make clothing
from, though it can be stiff.
Sisal is made from a 'native' plant, which is beaten and pulped to make a
thread similar to earth silk. It is generally worn for special occasions,
though in the hottest parts of the planet, like Ista it is common as it is
light and airy. Sisal is an expensive material.
Wool is supplied from High Reaches hold, where due to the climate the
coat of the sheep and Lama's are able to grow to long lengths. Due to the
transport costs and distance wool is an expensive material. It is fairly
easy to work with.
Cotton is grown generally at Southern Boll and stockpiled during the
intervals. Though not as cheep as flax, cotton is not as expensive as wool or
sisal. Though cotton is grown during the pass, generally towards the end of a
pass it is hard to obtain. Cotton is prized for its ability to soak up
perspiration. Generally all underclothes are made of cotton.
Crochet
Crochet is a craft that developed in the 19th century out of a form of
chain-stitch embroidery done with a hook instead of a needle. In crochet work
the hook is used, without a foundation material, to make a texture of looped
and inter linked chains of thread. As it became more sophisticated, crochet
work approximated lace, antique laces such as gros point de Venise, or
Venetian raised lace, being successfully imitated.
Tapestry
Tapestry is woven decorative fabric, the design of which is built up in the
course of weaving. Broadly, the name may be used for any heavy material used
to cover furniture, walls, or floors or even to decorate garments, buts its
narrower, more precise meaning limits its use to heavy, hand-woven textiles
usually used for wall hangings or upholstery. The goal of weavers has moved
closer to that of painters. Designs can be more illusionistic, hopefully
also fine and intricate tapestries that imitate paintings on canvas.
Embroidery
Embroidery is the art of decorating material, primarily textile fabric, by
means of a needle and thread (and sometimes fine wire). The basic techniques
include crewel work, petit point, cross-stitch embroidery, and quilting, as
well as quillwork and featherwork.
The use of beads in fabric decoration; beads may be individually stitched,
applied in threaded lengths, or actually woven into the material, the weft
threaded with beads before being woven in. Glass beads were used decoratively
in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome and by the druids in religious rites.
A type of free-style embroidery distinguished not by the stitches employed but
by the two-ply worsted wool yarn called crewel used for embroidering the
design on a twill foundation (i.e., linen warp and cotton weft) or sometimes
on pure linen or cotton cloth.
Is a type of embroidery carried out on canvas or an evenly woven fabric in
which the strands of the weave can be counted. As its name implies,
cross-stitch is a double stitch diagonally crossing intersections of the
horizontal and vertical threads of the fabric. Because it is based on regular
squares, it imposes a certain discipline and squaring-off of forms; flowers
and the like are thus schematised rather than naturalistic.
Is a form of canvas embroidery similar to cross-stitch embroidery (q.v.), but
even finer because of its small scale. The squareness and regularity of the
outlines of the forms represented is less apparent at ordinary viewing
distance. The stitch used--also called petit point or tent stitch--is worked
either in diagonal or horizontal rows across the intersection of the canvas
threads. The thread is carried back from stitch to stitch in a uniform manner
to ensure that the pull of the thread at the front is consistent.
Is a process of stitching together two layers of fabric, usually with a soft,
thick substance placed between them. The layer of wool, cotton, or other
stuffing provides insulation; the stitching keeps the stuffing evenly
distributed and also provides opportunity for artistic expression in both
design and execution.
Weaving
Weaving on Pern is done by everyone, even riders. The looms were handed down
from generation to generation, as parts wore out they were replaced by what
hardwood that could be had. The spindles and shuttles are made from soapstone
and agate, as they were easy to mould into the right shapes.
Plain weave also called TABBY WEAVE, simplest and most common of the three
basic textile weaves. It is made by passing each filling yarn over and under
each warp yarn, with each row alternating, producing a high number of
intersections. Plain-weave fabrics that are not printed or given a surface
finish have no right or wrong side. They do not ravel easily but tend to
wrinkle and have less absorbency than other weaves.
Twill weave is distinguished by diagonal lines. The simplest twill is that
created by the weft crossing over two warp yarns, then under one, the
sequence being repeated in each succeeding shot (pick), but stepped over, one
warp either to the left or right. Twills with more warps than wefts floating
on the fabric's face are called warp faced; those with wefts predominating,
weft faced. The angle of the twill can also vary.
Although satin-weave drafts superficially resemble those of twills, satin
weave does not have the regular step in each successive weft that is
characteristic of twills. Thus, there is no strong diagonal line, and the
fabric is smooth faced, with an unbroken surface made up of long floating
warp yarns. A true satin must have at least five warp and weft yarns in each
complete weave repeat and thus requires at least five harnesses. Most satin
fabrics are made of smooth, lightly twisted yarns that heighten the effect of
light unbroken by visible crosswise bindings. The limited number of
interlacings allows the weaver to use a proportionately large number of warp
yarns and thus produce a heavy textured cloth that can be arranged in smooth,
shadowed folds. Satins, having long floats, are susceptible to the wear
caused by rubbing and snagging and are, therefore, generally regarded as
luxury fabrics.
Lace
Lace is a ornamental, openwork fabric formed by looping, interlacing, braiding
(plaiting), or twisting threads. The dividing line between lace and
embroidery, which is an ornamentation added to an already completed fabric,
is not easy to draw; a number of laces, such as Limerick and filet lace, can
be called forms of embroidery upon a more or less open fabric. On the other
hand, fancy knitting, however much an ornamental openwork fabric, is not
usually thought of as lace, though in some museums it is so classified.
Openwork fabrics made on a loom (for example, brocaded gauze) are not
considered lace.
Knitting
The following is an explanation of what knitting is, some basic instructions
on knitting stitches, how to knit a basic scarf and the patterns that are
found in some holds.
Knit /nit/, v., KNITTED or KNIT,KNITTING, n. -v.t. 1. to make (a garment,
fabric, etc.) by interlacing loops of yarn either by hand with knitting
needles or by machine. 2. to join closely and firmly together, as members or
parts. -v.i. 3. to become closely and firmly joined together; grow together,
as broken bones do. 4. to contract, as the brow does. -n. 5. fabric produced
by interlooping yarn or yarns.
Basic Knitting Stitches:
Half Circle Hold: A twisted V stitch, that looks like endless rows of half
circles. IT is alternated with cable stitch and bobbles.
Ruatha and Ruatha River Holds: A smocked rib pattern.
Sea Cliff: Moire Stitch
Tillek: Raised knit pattern with a travelling cable and double moss stitich.
Sattle: Chain and moss cable
Rocky Hold: Star Stitch
Hold Gar: Shell Stitch
Fort Sea Hold: Triple twisted rib
Valley Hold: upside down arrow-head cable
Greystones: Twisted columns, fo the sarsenlike rock spurs that appear
there.
Bay Head: Twisted diamond
Nerat: Scalloped shell stitch.
Sisal-screening
Screen printing is a hand operation. The cloth is first laid on a printing
table, gummed in position or pinned to a back gray, and then the design is
applied through a screen made of fine sisal gauze stretched over a wooden
frame, on which the design for one colour has been reproduced. This is
done by hand with a suitably resistant blocking paint. A screen is placed
over the fabric on the table against registration stops, ensuring accurate
pattern fitting. Print paste is poured on to the screen edge nearest the
operator and is spread with a squeegee over the surface of the screen so that
colour is pushed through the open parts. The screen is moved until one colour
has been applied to the cloth. For application of other colours, the process
is repeated with different screens.
Dyeing
The dyeing of a textile fibre is carried out in a solution, generally aqueous,
known as the dye liquor or dye bath. For true dyeing (as opposed to mere
staining) to have taken place, the coloration must be relatively permanent;
that is, not readily removed by rinsing in water or by normal washing
procedures. Moreover, the dyeing must not fade rapidly on exposure to light.
The process of attachment of the dye molecule to the fibre is one of
absorption; that is, the dye molecules concentrate on the fibre surface.
Overview
In the pervious chapters I have mainly only covered the basic meanings of what
is available on Pern. There is so much more I haven't covered, but I hope to
add to this book as I go. Everything here should give the reader the basic
idea of what the weavercraft does and can do. I haven't touched on the types
of looms, spinning wheels or how each raw material is processed, though I
hope to do so at a later date.
Sources
My sources for this 'book' have been Britannica Online at http://www.eb.com
and The Dragonlovers Guide to Pern.
In chapter 10 is the meaning of Knitting which was taken from The Macquarie
Dictionary New budget Edition.
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