Hi John,
How many wraps per inch is your fine silk.
Janis
At 08:07 AM 9/23/2008, you wrote:
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
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PS: Welcome to the list Denyse.
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> 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. :-)
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> 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
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> 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 - Shop
> > www.yarncircle.com
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