Just got the first few patterns of the Indian Carpet done - not as easy as I thought as the new loom behaves very differently compared to the first few projects - thick cotton warp (12/4/3) with high warp tension. Took a while to find the right settings; especially the tension which was tending to affect the piano keys of the dobby and cause shaft selection errors....not easy to prevent draw-in either but have sorted that too now with a floating selvage on the second warp beam. The Ashford shuttles are not very good with doubled 8/8 cotton on them either. We changed the colours from denim/teal/gold to rose/shell/custard (sound like a dessert!)...so lets see how it turns out in a few days time.....Gail is now going to take over and complete it...hope she's quick as its 5' long and I want to get back on to my own projects LOL
Lovely weaving Gail! Mike has a rival!! Are you REALLY weaving standing up??? Or is it just whilst you pose for the photo!!
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Jane
Sssshhh!! Don't tell her that..I told her all the best weavers do it standing up! LOL
ReplyDeleteActually, I can't afford a weaving bench and we don't even have a stool in the house that will suffice....she was complaining towards the end that her feet ached!!!
Don't give me that! A man of your talents who is able to conceive, design and create an entire sectional warping system can surely knock together a couple of weaving benches out of scrap in a matter of moments???? Look after your backs!
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