At 09:28 PM 8/5/2009, you wrote:
Aw. Well, thank you... Looks like I'll have to find other ways of
doing this. Any ideas? I'm looking for a short pile, at *most* 3mm.
And you will need to have a narrow ground warp, no more than about
22" wide, due to the limitations of weaving in a fine, stiff wire
that needs to be kept straight (anything longer will bend and not
cover the ground evenly). Whatever you use as a substitute for the
velvet wires must be 1) very stiff and 2) very smooth. According to
our speaker, the keys to producing good velvet are the quality of the
velvet wires and the control of the warp tension of the pile threads.
Now that you've whetted my curiosity, what are you planning to make?
Joan Jurancich
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