GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A way of describing the lie of the fibers in a spun or plied yarn. The slant is parallel to the slant of the midpoint of the letter S when the yarn is viewed vertically.
Excerpt from
Ann Rowe, “Glossary,” in Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador, edited by Ann Rowe, Laura Miller and Lynn Meisch (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007): 289-295.
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267926610: UMO. [Caption] Drawing of both Z-spun and S-spun or piled technique. Source: Dfred (Own work), Wikimedia Commons, accessed: July 27, 2016, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yarn_twist_S-Left_Z-Right.png.
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SET OPERATOR AS OR
apply to OBJECTS where title contains khipu
apply to OBJECTS where number equals 1983.W.2174
apply to OBJECTS where number equals 1989.W.2471
apply to OBJECTS where number equals 1989.W.2472
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General Description
A way of describing the lie of the fibers in a spun or plied yarn. The slant is parallel to the slant of the midpoint of the letter S when the yarn is viewed vertically.
Excerpt from
Ann Rowe, “Glossary,” in Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador, edited by Ann Rowe, Laura Miller and Lynn Meisch (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007): 289-295.
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