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The Weavercraft Encyclopedia

This volume has been prepared as a reference of Weavercraft knowledge both to provide Weavers with the IC knowledge they would need when going about their daily work, and to provide information to anyone else who may be interested. Those wanting to know more about Pernese clothing, tapestries, etc. can look here to get specifics.

This Weavercraft encyclopedia has been made as comprehensive as possible, given the large number of interrelated subjects it needs to cover. For help in finding a subject, there is an index available.

Information on who helped put together this reference material can be seen in the credits.

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Table of Contents

  1. General information
  2. Fibres and fabric
    1. Fibre and fabric terminology
    2. Fibres
      1. Cotton
      2. Flax and linen
      3. Nettle Fibres
      4. Sisal
      5. Wool
    3. Fabrics
      1. Brocade
      2. Burlap
      3. Corduoroy
      4. Domette
      5. Felt and felting
      6. Flannel
      7. Muslins and Organdies
      8. Poplin
      9. Ramie
      10. Satin
      11. Taffeta
      12. Tweed
      13. Twill
      14. Velvet
  3. Tapestries and weaving
    1. General information about tapestries
    2. Weaving terminology
    3. Finger weaving
    4. Star weaving
    5. Braiding
    6. Rugmaking
  4. Clothing, Tailoring and Design
    1. General introductory information about Pernese clothing
    2. Tailoring and design terminology
    3. Information on various different articles of clothing
    4. Clothing styles on Pern according to geographical region
      1. Benden Hold and Weyr
      2. Fort Hold and Weyr
      3. The High Reaches
      4. Igen
      5. Ista
      6. Southern Boll
      7. Tillek
    5. Clothing styles according to specific Pernese events
  5. Sewing and various other forms of needlework
    1. Sewing terms and terminology
    2. Threads and yarns
    3. Various types of stitches
    4. Embroidery
    5. Mending
    6. Quilting
    7. Patchwork
  6. Knitting and lace
    1. Knitting terminology
    2. Various knitting patterns of the regions around Pern
    3. Knitting stitches
    4. Crochet
    5. Lacemaking
  7. Colours and dyeing
    1. Symbolic colours of holds, halls and Weyrs
    2. The significance of certain colours
    3. Different kinds of colours and some possible descriptive words
    4. Dyeing terminology
    5. Herbs and dyes: which plants make what
    6. Extracting dyes
    7. Dyeing processes and techniques
      1. General information on the dyeing process
      2. Tie-dyeing
      3. Batik - 'wax writing'
      4. Screen printing
    8. Mordants in the dyeing process
  8. Tools and equipment
    1. Drop Spindles
    2. Frames
    3. Looms
    4. Needles
    5. Spinning Wheels
  9. INDEX

This reference volume can also be found online on PernMUSH by typing '+info weaver encyc'.

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Credits

This reference volume could not possibly have been completed without the invaluable information contained in The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern (DLG) by Jody Lynn Nye, Columbia House's 26-volume The Complete Encyclopedia of Crafts, or the Victoria and Albert Museum's 500 Years of Fashion, not to mention all of McCaffrey's Pern novels and short stories. My own The Concise English Dictionary, revised edition by New Burlington Books and Webster's New World Thesaurus also came very much in handy.

Due credit must also be given to the following people: Lenore, for coming up with the original text for the Weavercraft's infobot material, parts of which can now be found the knitting patterns, general information, and Pernese clothing information sections. Judil, for helping Lenore by pointing out relevant bits in the DLG. Tiercel, who patiently accepted many drafts of Lenore's text. And Amina, whose wonderful work on her dye tent was fabulously helpful for the dyes and herbs section.

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