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<DIV><SPAN class=669575515-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>greetings,
group</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=669575515-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>I thought I
would throw in my two pence.....I thought a tartan was a pattern, and a twill,
the way the pattern was woven....."tabby" over one, under one, over one, under
one while twill is over one, under two, over two under two...moving one thread
to the side with each throw of the weff. "Tartan" would be (for example) black
thread, black black black yellow black red red red black black black yellow
black red red red black..................repeating the color sequence as
needed</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=669575515-21082010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=669575515-21082010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>galen</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=669575515-21082010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
ansteorra-textiles-bounces+gailh=fanninelectric.com@lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:ansteorra-textiles-bounces+gailh=fanninelectric.com@lists.ansteorra.org]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Vicki Marsh<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 21, 2010 10:46
AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Spinners, weavers, knitters and other Textile makers in
Ansteorra'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ansteorra-Textiles] Greetings and
Questions<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Greetings Hrethric,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
know how easy it is to become overwhelmed at what you need to learn, but don't
give up! You didn't learn to walk in one day, so take one step at a
time.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Learn about the history of fibers and fabric. Play with wool and linen,
silk and cotton. Experiment with simple weaves. Try a making a back-strap loom
to make a belt. Read books by Elizabeth Wayland Barber,
<LI class=dir-book-list-titlegroup>
<DIV class=dir-book-list-image-box><U><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3></FONT></U></DIV><A
href="http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/Womens_Work-The_First_20,000_Years_Women,_Cloth,_and_Society_in_Early_Times/0393313484/"><CITE>Women's
Work: The First 20,000 Years Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times</CITE>
<BR><SPAN class=discreet>by Elizabeth Wayland Barber</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
class=discreet>Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc</SPAN>, ISBN 0393313484
(0-393-31348-4) </A>
<DIV class=dir-book-list-titlegroup-alt-editions>
<P>Go to A & S events and look for textile and woven entries, then take
the time to read the documentation and keep notes as to good sources for
materials.</FONT></SPAN></P></DIV></LI></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Go
to Barnes and Nobles and look for Spin-Off and HandWoven magazines or go to <A
href="http://www.interweavepress.com">www.interweavepress.com</A> for
info.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>But
don't give up. Take baby steps to learn. Some of the most famous loom makers
today started where you are at now. I look forward to seeing your first loom
that you build!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In
Service,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=986371915-21082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Xene</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
ansteorra-textiles-bounces+vmarsh=twmarsh.net@lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:ansteorra-textiles-bounces+vmarsh=twmarsh.net@lists.ansteorra.org]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Fields Family Farm<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 20, 2010
10:33 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Spinners, weavers, knitters and other Textile makers
in Ansteorra<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ansteorra-Textiles] Greetings and
Questions<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Thanks, both of you, for the
advice.<BR><BR>I'm starting to realize that I know very little about
weaving. At first it didn't seem that complicated, but now I'm getting
somewhat intimidated by the amount to learn and all of the complications
possible.<BR><BR>For example, I was just planning a plain-weave loom, with
the minimum number of shafts. I thought I could weave a tartan with
that, and work on something more advanced later. But tartans are
usually twills? Even in period?<BR><BR>I've been looking at looms for
sale. I don't even understand all of what they're offering.
What's a 10 dent reed?<BR><BR>I think I need to get together with a weaver
and learn a bit more before trying to build
anything.<BR><BR><BR>Hrethric/Rick<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:04 PM, Sharon Palmer <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:ranvaig@columbus.rr.com">ranvaig@columbus.rr.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"> have
tried weaving my own tartan scarf a long time ago... on a rigid heddle
loom,<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Tartans are usually twill, and so need 4 shafts,
not plain weave like a rigid heddle loom.<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">check
out <<A href="http://www.ravelry.com"
target=_blank>http://www.ravelry.com</A>><A
href="http://www.ravelry.com" target=_blank>www.ravelry.com</A> for the
weavers forums and also the used equipment
forums.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Also <A href="http://weavolution.com"
target=_blank>weavolution.com</A>.<BR><BR>It's a good suggestion to try a
loom, renting or some other way, before you try building one, so you can
learn which features are important to
you.<BR><BR>Ranvaig<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Ansteorra-textiles
mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Ansteorra-textiles@lists.ansteorra.org"
target=_blank>Ansteorra-textiles@lists.ansteorra.org</A><BR><A
href="http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-textiles-ansteorra.org"
target=_blank>http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-textiles-ansteorra.org</A><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>