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>    Are there other names for these two techniques that we could use?

I think the term "missed-hole" is widely used for techniques which use
the visibility of the weft or the indentation left by the absent thread
that it would be confusing to change that name.  TTW (pp93-4, 1996
edition) describes missed-hole as a method of patterning "which relies
entirely on variations in the surface texture and is usually woven on a
warp of one colour."  Peter categorises it as producing horizontal or
diagonal grooves, but comments that it is usually done with a thick weft
which becomes visible at these points.

As for Guido's 'Scandinavian' technique, I don't know of a common name
for it (but then, I'm no expert on traditional TW techniques).  It seems
rather like the 2 thread double-faced weave on pp204-7 of TTW (1996) but
there is mention there of it being used in Scandinavia.  Pp233-5 has an
analysis of a band from Mammen, Denmark, which uses 2 holes but that
also relies on texture, having only a single colour warp, though Peter
also shows the technique done with a contrast weft to emphasise the
design lines.

Perhaps Peter will chime in here soon.


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