Re: Edges

[Michael Houghton]

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Howdy!

On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 02:07:01PM -0700, Michael wrote:
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 I'm coming to the realization that I'm a bit of a
 heretic on tablet-woven edges.  I just don't like the
 borders where all the tablets turn one direction for
 long stretches.  I have done them a bunch of different
 ways, different configurations, etc. - and they just
 look unattractive on my work, and they make it ripple
 when I do the reverses every few inches.  If I don't
 do the reverses, my tension suffers.  I did them for a
 long time because I had read that it was the Right
 Thing to Do, and I never liked them, but I felt like
 they needed to be there.  I'm giving them up.  

Welcome to the club.
 
 Along with this realization, is the realization that
 I'm still producing good work, so my heresy isn't all
 that bad. It was surprising how much of a weight this
 lifted off my shoulders - I think I was feeling guilty
 for not liking them!
 
 Is there anybody else out there who has decided to
 dispense with the all-one-direction edges?  

My wife has made several miles of double-turn double-face
without recourse to selvege tablets.

I've been doing 3/1 twill without selvege tablets with
fine results. I've just started a Snartemo band without
selvege tablets, and I'm quite pleased with the result. 
For the Snartemo, I did make sure that the edge tablets
did not have any really long floats

yours,
Herveus
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RE: Edges

[Viktoria Holmqvist]

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Is there anybody else out there who has decided to
dispense with the all-one-direction edges?

Is there anyone with a cogent and convincing argument
why they're a good idea?


On my early double-faced bands I skipped the warp-twined edges completely to 
be able to concentrate on weaving the pattern and they don't look bad at 
all. The bands are quite firm and hold themselves together nicely (I used 
60/2 silk).


But these days I always do the warp-twined edges, I just think they make my 
bands look a little bit neater and they do add some stability. Also, I don't 
use a ruler when I weave and I find that the parallell lines the twined 
edges make help my eyes to estimate the width of the band and to keep it 
consistent. I like techniques with only two threads per tablet too, and the 
extra stability provided by the edges really makes a difference on those 
types of bands...


So warp-twined edges work for me, and that's reason enough for me to use 
them! But if you're happy without them, Michael, I can see no reason to try 
to convince you otherwise ;-) - your work's wonderful as it is!!! :-)


- Vix.


Lanam fecit (she worked with wool)--Roman epitaph.
Viktoria Holmqvist, Göteborg, Sweden.
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