The Kilbarchan Project

Information provided by Marjorie Warren and drafts by Barbara Miller

Three examples of drafts found in the Thomas Adams books mentioned in the Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot article can be found through these links:

• Figure 1: initial sample woven from the 1870 book of drafts. Notice the Scottish method of walking the treadles. The cloth has a distinctly different appearance front and back.
• Figure 2: a multi-harness backed cloth named 4-End Twill Backed. Cloth was originally woven in white 60/2 worsted wool, with gray backing threads on hrnesses 2, 5, 8 and 11.
• Figure 3: Sattara Stripe, in Oxford Cheviot wool. The colors used were not indicated.