This is one of the very first books in my weaving library. Publication date is 1960, and I bought it for $1.00 at a used book store in New York! It's absolutely lovely and would probably fetch a fair sum today on the used market. My copy is now well used.
This draft, on page 8, for drapery material, is one I've admired for a long time, but I have finally gotten around to weaving it.
First I modified the original slightly, to eliminate the doubled long floats. The following picture shows the sample on the loom, in 10/2 mercerized cotton at 24 epi and ppi. The mercerized yarn does a good job of reflecting light from the weft floats.
I thought the original version, in the book, was actually better, so I rethreaded and wove it with the doubled threads.
I thought it was still too open, and resleyed it closer, and liked this third version the best. The plain weave sections are 2/dent in a 12 dent reed, and the doubled floats are now 4/dent.
Here are all three samples off the loom, before washing (click any of these to enlarge):
And here they are after washing and a light steam pressing:
...and a close-up of the most closely sett version:
Draw-in and shrinkage is about 15%, not surprising. It's a really nice fabric, and would be good drapery material, as suggested by the authors. I think it would also make fine place mats or runners.
The next step is to weave it with a heavier, contrasting colored thread as substitute for the doubled ends.