[Ansteorra] Any Weavers *NOT* at Gulf War???

[Irena Fridenberg]

Yeah, as I was reading more of the instruction booklet I finally found, it
just didn't sound positive.  Well, now I am back to square one...  trying
to locate red silk twill fabric.  I'd be happy to locate a white silk twill
and dye it.  However, this just brings in a whole new set of things I have
to learn.  I have two really nice bits of red linen fabric that I am
thinking about using instead.  Just not sure I want to go to all of the
trouble of having to learn yet another skill just to do my embroidery.

*heavy sigh*

Thanks for the thought Cynthia.  It is always nice to know I have learned
enough to be on even ground with everyone else instead of just playing in
the sandbox with the *kids*.

Katrine


On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Cynthia Teague <cmt1708 at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is a rigid heddle loom with a heddle that gives perhaps 10 or 12 ends
> per inch (the instructions say the full width of the loom requires 84
> threads and gives 16 inches finished cloth; I'm assuming that's 84 threads
> down and back again, giving 10 epi, not 5, plus a bit of allowance for
> draw-in).  So I think you'd have to have fairly thick silk to use this as
> is.  And to weave a twill will require hand manipulation or (I think) a
> second heddle -- I'm not a rigid heddle weaver.  Anyways, this would make a
> nice plain weave out of sock-weight yarn.
>
> Cynthia
>
> On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 5:22 PM, Irena Fridenberg <
> rubberduckiemom at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> > I have a Spears Weaving Loom Size 4 that I am wanting to use to weave
> some
> > silk twill for an embroidery project.  Don't know if it is possible on
> this
> > thing, but I think I will be willing to try.  However, the flicker pages
> I
> > have found the the instruction manual doesn't say anything about silk
> > thread, it talks about purl cotton...  not sure this is a good or bad
> > thing.
> >
> >
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