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

Stefan li Rous StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Sat Mar 10 20:27:14 PST 2012


On Mar 10, 2012, at 6:10 PM, Deborah Wade wrote:
> I am not familiar with that specific loom, but you how many ends per  
> inch are you planning on using and what pick wound are you planning  
> on for the fabric?
> Silk will work but it requires more care when weaving than cotton or  
> wool.
> Unless you are planning on hand manipulating the sheds you will need  
> 4 harnesses to make the twill.
>
> Rhiannon

I'm not a weaver, but why does silk require more care than weaving  
with cotton or wool?

Thanks,
    Stefan

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