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Yes, yes it was impossible! Thanks for the answer, I will try to come up with a more open raffle next time.
Sandra, thank you for your prompt reply.
I do spread my warp the way you describe, I just didn’t specify the details. My actual problem is that, for this project the yarns are so thick and so many that they don’t fit well in the raddle slots. I use rubber bands over them but they still are so squished.
I wonder if people warp front to back for repp weave, typically?
Or how to manage the crammed together ends so they beam on with even tension.
Is there a conversation about winding on? I tried to use my Delta’s raddle, and that was 7 threads in each slot. The winding was uneven and one strand frayed, so I gave up and laid a piece of paper on the raddle and let the lease sticks sort it out. That wasn’t highly successful either, but was better than what I was doing.
I was a rank beginner when I started this series last year, so I may be missing something obvious.
good thing it was only 4 yards!
My mini rugs are finished. The dog wants to lie on them while they dry. He has never done this with my knitting, or finer weaving. I guess he approves! Selvedges need work still. Color choices influenced by the great designer, M. T. DaBobbin.
I used the kit, and made 8 placemats. I washed them like tea towels and they shrunk to 10 3/4 x 17 3/4, so a little small but they’ll do.
I wove the hems with 5/2 cotton. I’m not sure if it saved much thickness. Any advice welcome, do you weave with fewer picks per inch, because it wants to pack in? Perhaps it saved more thickness than I can tell.
I had a mystery “broken” white thread found towards the end. Not until the very end did I realize, it was from warping two ends at a
time, then cutting out the framing thread. It left its buddy with nothing attached to the rod!
It was a fun project and I’m glad I didn’t skip it. I learned several things and it was enjoyable.
This is my cram/dented scarf from the denting warp. The dented ones are already being worn by my daughters. Sorry it’s sideways. I couldn’t figure how to turn it.
they especially liked the silk ones.Thoughts about Parrot, season 2 sample 3
I made some rookie mistakes. Besides that I am a rookie, must not be concentrating enough.
I warped this in two sections, and when I chained off the first half, I inadvertently removed the guide string, a.k.a The One True Path. I unchained to retrieve my string, but it does seem like the second section was slightly different length from the first half.
the finished towels sure have a lot of purple in them, and no actual purple cotton used. So fun to see the colors blend.
the weight needed to fix a broken thread, is heavier than I think. Two towels have a stripe from two broken threads. I fixed it but not until later did I think to try adding weight. That did the trick. I haven’t put them through the washer yet, hoping it evens out a bit.
The colors are so happy, it was a good project for February.Thoughts about the Color and Weave gamp, sample 2: I was happy to find the threads did not twist very much, when weaving off.
I took a wrong track on the warping board while holding 5 ends, and didn’t notice until the last section was warped. I remembered a Charlotte story from an upcoming episode. So I carefully unwound onto another spool, found that the path in error was too long, so was able to fix it, then carefully rewarp the rest and didn’t have to waste much.
When I opened up to 12 epi, I wove with wool. Didn’t pay attention and tossed it in the washer with the rest of the project. Predictably, it went from a balanced weave at 29”, to 20”. So I cut armholes into it and made it into a vest/wrap for the toddler granddaughter.
very enjoyable project.Things I learned from the Color and Weave Gamp: 1. I was happily surprised that the ends sorted themselves out on the loom, without too much twisting.
2. I took the wrong path when warping, with 5 ends, and noticed after finishing the last section; but remembered a Charlotte story from an upcoming episode. So I carefully wound off onto an empty tube until I got to the spot, then re-did it. Fortunately I had mistakenly taken a longer path instead of a shorter one, so I didn’t have to waste much yarn.3. Opened up the set, wove a balanced fabric, then put it in the washer with the rest of the yardage. Predictably, it shrank. So I cut armholes and made it a baby vest for the granddaughter.
Things I learned from the Color and Weave Gamp: 1. I was happily surprised that the ends sorted themselves out on the loom, without too much twisting.
2. I took the wrong path when warping, with 5 ends, and noticed after finishing the last section; but remembered a Charlotte story from an upcoming episode. So I carefully wound off onto an empty tube until I got to the spot, then re-did it. Fortunately I had mistakenly taken a longer path instead of a shorter one, so I didn’t have to waste much yarn.3. Opened up the set, wove a balanced fabric, then put it in the washer with the rest of the yardage. Predictably, it shrank. So I cut armholes and made it a baby vest for the granddaughter.
The linen cram/dented project. I used bombyx silk, color stormy teal, for one. I love it.