H.R. Mallinson & Co. printed warp process sample. Section of printed silk warp, mounted on paper. Warp ends laid parallel to form a bank 15" wide upon which is printed a detached floral motif. Given by H.R. Mallinson & Co. to illustrate the process of making a warp-printed silk. The characteristic 'water-color' or 'fuzzy' edges of a finished textile in which the design is printed on the warp threads before weaving is most prominent in plain woven fabrics. Another example donated by the company (T0567.A and .B) have plain woven bands with the printed warps extending below, to show the process more clearly.