Janis Saunders
Mon, 07 May 2007 09:48:16 -0700
Sponsored by TWIST - Tablet Weavers International Studies & Techniques Hi Michael,The center threads need more tension than the edge threads most likely due to the spreader. How wide does the spreader make the warp and where is the spreader? I think it should be as far from the tablets as you can get it.
I looked at the photos, I can understand that the irregularity is bothering you but the weaving sure looks beautiful to me. Please do a sample of your proposed overdyeing...I am probably wrong here, but I am concerned that the gold dye might not look as good over the black as you hope. I don't have a huge amount of experience with dyeing but I am wondering if the black silk could accept the dye in such a way as to cast a color that you might not like. I do know from working with cotton that usually the black doesn't reflect the over-dye at all.
Please let us know when the finished bag is pictured on your blog. Janis At 10:56 PM 5/6/2007, you wrote:
Sponsored by TWIST - Tablet Weavers International Studies & Techniques Howdy y'all! I'm working on a piece that is wider (that is, more tablets) than any I've worked with before - 75 tablets across. It's Size A silk sewing thread, so the actual piece is only about 1 1/4" across - not falling off the loom or anything, and the warp tension is pretty regular. My problem is, I'm having tension issues side to side. It's relatively minor, but it's bugging me. The edges are packing tighter than the middle. I usually can redistribute this kind of thing by pinching and pulling the threads to spread them, but it doesn't seem to be working. I'm already using a warp spreader, but can't spread it too wide or the warp will fall off the loom. Here are photos of the work in progress, and a little more detail on the project: http://oakenking.livejournal.com/159243.html Any thoughts are welcome! Michael __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Send private reply to Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving tabletweaving (not tabletweaving-digest), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe tabletweaving. To stop receiving tabletweaving-digest, see the end of a digest.
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