Thursday, July 23, 2009

Weaving Along

I thought I'd lash on the cloth beam because my chains were a little uneven and I thought I could save some warp. I've tried it a few times and was not a fan, but, hey!, it's summer, I have a little time, right?

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That would be wrong! I can't seem to get even tension even when using a very slippery nylon cord. It looks so easy when Tom Knisley does it :-)

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So back to the tried and true!

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Plain weave and one color weft. What a joy! I'm listening to books on my ipod and just throwing the shuttle. How relaxing can you get?

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7 comments:

  1. Wow, this is so cool! I tried the lashing on and redid it, too. The weaving zone is a good place to go......

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  2. Ahh...it does look like so much fun! What books are you listening to?

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  3. Gorgeous and mindless....you absolutely can't go wrong (just ask millions of men across the world)
    Looking forward to seeing the finished towels!

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  4. I love the colors! I can't wait to see them off the loom.
    I've only been successful with lashing on once. There must be some secret handshake for those that employ this method.

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  5. Stunningly gorgeous. Love the colors and can't wait to see the finished towels.

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  6. I cannot tell you how timely this post is for me. A friend just gave me a lesson in warping back to front and I'm at the stage of slip knots in front the sleyed warp. She suggested I lash on, but we had been at it for hours and I said I couldn't do another step.
    I only know to tie on, and I think that's what I'll do now again. I just don't get how lashing addresses each warp thread.

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  7. We usually use two flat sticks with 1" tabby weave and fabric glue when wanting to remove our woven items from the looms as shown on a couple of pics on ' bolderweavers ' group on " growingbolder.com. I could not ' figer-out ' how to get pics here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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