RE: [TWIST] tablet weaving with handspun

[Edgar Poe]

And to contribute a little to this discussion, I'm busily working on a band to 
submit to the SOAR exhibit (which is just a week and a half away, yikes) which 
is made from handspun silk.
 
I took a workshop at SOAR last year with Sara Lamb, and she taught us to spin 
very fine very highly spun silk.  Per her advice, if you need it thicker, just 
ply more together.  The thinking is that the tighter the spin, and the finer 
the single, the more sheen you will get and the closer to reeled silk it will 
look.  It is also very strong spun that tightly which works well for tablet 
weaving.  I did have a short section that was a little underspun that did 
abrade from the cards and break, but it was only one thread, and there haven't 
been any problems other than that.
Happy weaving,
john
www.malarkycrafts.com
 
PS: Welcome to the list Denyse.
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> Pam,> > Thank you so very much for your insight and wisdom. :-) I love your > 
> knitting needle case -- beautiful! :-) I don't use double points, but do > 
> you think it would work for small crochet hooks? Syne is great! I > emailed 
> her asking about setting the twist before weaving and she > responded very 
> quickly. :-)> > I live in Cary, NC but will be taking a vacation in western 
> NC next > year. I'll be sure and drop by for a visit. I'll let you know when 
> I'm > coming, of course. :-)> > Hugs,> Denyse> > Pam Howard wrote:> > Denyse> 
> >> > I too have woven with my handspun, but not much lately. I have in > > 
> years past. I just had to remember to put a high twist on it. I also > > 
> plied my yarns. I am the person who made the tablet-woven > > double-pointed 
> knitting needle case for WeaveZine. That is a internet > > publication 
> written by Syne Mitchel who also produces WeaveCast. She > > is great!!!> >> 
> > I live in the Western part of North Carolina and I work at the John > > C. 
> Campbell Folk school as their Resident Weaver. We have not offered > > 
> tabletweaving for a while but in years past we did offer several > > classes 
> from several instructors. We don't get a lot of requests to > > teach 
> tabletweaving these days.> > Not sure where you live in NC, but if you are 
> close to the Folk School > > stop by for a visit.> >> > Pam> >> > Pam Howard> 
> > Resident Weaver/Rugs/Thread Art> > John C. Campbell Folk School> > One 
> Brasstown Road> > Brasstown, NC 28902> > www.folkschool.org> > 828-835-4592 - 
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