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

[Cynthia Teague]

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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