For the first 9 months of my time as editor of Handwoven, I passed an inkle loom every day on the way to my desk. It really bugged me. Someone had warped it with icky, thin yellow yarn and woven about 2 inches with the same yarn.
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.
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.
Pantone chose Ultra violet as its color of the year in 2018. Weavers love purple, right? Here are some projects your might want to try!
