A long narrow stripweave sample. The textile is weft dominant twill and is made from loosely spun natural coloured cotton. Black bands predominate, spaced at regular intervals, with two groups of orange, green and black bands and two groups of red, green and black bands. The warp ends are unfinished.
textile; sample (textileworking: weaving)
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