If you weave a sample at 10" width and then weave the fabric at 30" width, you are going to have to up the acceleration to get the same weft density. In cases where you are trying for a dense weft sett, sometimes this can't be done.
Weaving is both simple and difficult and that's why Susan loves it.
I have a 4-shaft Nilus Leclerc loom. My current warp is 23" wide and I am having trouble with the sheds. I have to work to get the shuttle through them.
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle – Rejoice in Eco-Yarns and Handwoven January/February 2018!
Is there a mathematical formula to use when you are changing the sett of a warp that has already been sleyed in the reed?
Not sampling before starting a weaving project is a mistake that I will probably repeat many more times in my weaving career.
What is the best yarn to use as a spacer for ladder hemstitching? And how do you make sure you don't catch it with the needle while you're working?
I think most of us can relate to having what seems like a great weaving project fall apart on the loom. Here is Elisabeth Hill's first post about that experience.
People often say they learn best by hearing or seeing, but I believe we can all agree that learning by doing is the very best.
In her article for Handwoven, Anne Laure Camilleri gives an inside look into the mind of Marian Quanbeck Dahlberg and Väva Veve.