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1) To make the reverse practically invisible,. Say, you have four border tablets, all turning in same direction; flip the inner one on each side, give another four turns or more, flip the next in sequence, another four turns and so on. It is probably only after flipping the extreme outer tablet on each side that you may see a slight kink in the selvage. So the turning direction of border tablets never changes. 2) If the structure in the main body of the band is different from the straight-turning border, there is bound to be some build up of differential tension. always have a loop of cord around whatever are the looser group and attach this to end post. Tighten with a small stick like a tourniquet and periodically twist to keep all tensions equal. I always do this when I am weaving double-faced in the centre of the band, as the borders tighten in relation to the central area. It is noticeable that in all old TW's that the weaver never took much care to avoid an obvious reversal line. It was just thought of as a normal concomitant of the technique. I think it is only recently that weavers have become a little obsessed by it! 3) You can avoid any reversal by using the method shown in Fig 60 in my Techniques of TW (NOW back in print, please not!) Peter Collingwood http://www.petercollingwood.co.uk Send private reply to peter collingwood <[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.
