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The weight of yarn is
required in the following
manner
Rule
Multiply the length
of the piece required by
the count of the reed
and the product by
the wedth at the reed
for a dividind for the warp
dividind 840 yds 1 hank
divisor
Then Multiply the length
of the piece by the picks 1
inch then by the inches wide
at the reed for a dividend
for filling andivid by
the number of yds in one
hank then add the two
products together and divide
by the number of yarn and
the decimals by the [or?] lb
[illegible] Weaving
The weight of yarn is
required to make one piece of
cloth of the following descriptor
length of piece 29yds
count of reed 72 Manches
No of twist 36s
Wedths of warp at reed 29 1/2 inch
No of picks in 88
No weft 36s
29 length of piece
72 count of reed
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58
203
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2088
29[?] inch wid at reed
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18792
4176
1044
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1 hank is 840 yd) 61590 (73.328 hawks twist
29 yds length
88 threads in 1 inch
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232
232
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2552
29.5 29 1/2 inch [undeatred?]
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12760
22968
5104
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[yds?] hawk 840) 752840 (89.624 hawks
weft reqd
Ans 4 bs 8 1/2 oz nearly
[left-hand margin]
No. [yds?] [10.32?]
89.624
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36) 162.952
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4.526
16 oz lb
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3156
526
8.416
4 yds [illegible]
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1.664
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