Weaverly

The Better-Behaved Warp

The turquoise warp is behaving better as it nears the end. Who can figure these things out? Here is an amalgamation sample with a magenta cottolin weft.

Meanwhile, at OLLI, the rigid heddlers are learning a triple zig-zag stitch for joining narrow woven panels. I've never heard the room so quiet!

A nice sunlit patch in a corner for better visibility:

Aha! Success.

And this morning, yet another weft, this time yellow cottolin, on the turquoise warp. Yes, it's still amalgamation, but with a very short repeat in the lift plan.

A closer view.

The Ill-tempered Warp (cont.)

Three more broken warps. And then I finally finished the sample with the mint green weft. A very depressing bit of weaving.

I've now begun another sample on the same warp, with a royal blue weft and a slightly different pattern. So far no breaks. It doesn't make sense, but I'll take it!

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Warps: The Good, the Bad, and the $@%!!*#

Is it possible that I got a batch of bad yarn? I've experienced so many broken ends on this warp that I feel like an evil spirit is tracking me. The sample is a nice one, though; a new weft color, a tweaking of the liftplan. I do love the patterns I'm getting with this particular draft, but the breaks are driving me bananas.

Just click to enlarge and you'll see the telltale pin.

Meanwhile, the rigid heddlers are putting on new warps this week, amid much hilarity. This group is fond of puns and wordplay. Who knew warping could be so much fun?