Gundrun, Thanks so much! I really, really appreciate the help!
One small problem: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /cw/images/braid4_draft.gif on this server. Help? di <*> On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 7:17 PM, Gudrun Polak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sponsored by TWIST - Tablet Weavers International Studies & Techniques > > Di, > > I just did a quick update of my page > (www.theloomybin.com/cw/braids.html) and added the threading diagram for > all Z-threading and a draft to the page. This notation may make your > life a little easier - but it is still worthwhile studying the logic of > twisted warps a little more. > > Your choice of yarn is most interesting. I wove this braid only once and > the yarn was ... carpet warp. I wove the 3-strand braid pattern in thick > cotton and very thin silk several times. If you come to the Complex > Weavers Conference in July/Florida and sign up for my seminars you get > to see them all (end of advertisement). > > Gudrun > > > Di wrote: > > Hi Shelagh, > > > > Yes, I've looked at the bottom and it's as much gibberish as the top. > > Apparently I'm still having a lot of difficulty with proper division > > of cards into two packs. If I could get that fully resolved then I > > think I could get the "which pack moves forward, which pack moves > > backward" thing figured out as well. Sadly, I'm pretty used to > > looking at gibberish on "top" of my finished weaving while the > > flip-side looks gorgeous. :-) As long as I've got one "pretty" side > > I'm quite happy. > > > > Very much adding to my difficulty with this is that I chose to try > > this in sewing-thread, which means that it's really difficult for me > > to tell exactly where I went wrong on each turn. I've not yet > > entirely given up but I've about decided that I'm going to need to > > warp up a really small length in size 10 cotton or larger just to > > "play" with the pattern. Once I know I've got it, I'll return to my > > thread-warp and make a beyond-gorgeous narrow braid-trim. > > > > With Gundrun's excellent help I've determined that I'm at least > > threaded correctly. I *will* solve this!!(eventually). The pattern > > is too gorgeous for me to give up! > > > > Thanks to all for your help and suggestions! > > > > Di <*> > Send private reply to Gudrun Polak <[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. >
