So far, we've been largely concerned with the warping of the loom. Now the weft (web) threads and the shuttles come into play. There is always a certain degree of draw-in at the selvages, and the blue threads seen at the bottom of the photo serve to establish the working width of the piece. They will be removed once the cloth is taken off the loom and a fringe will be tied with the warp ends. The "tails" at the color changes will be cut short, and once the piece has been fulled (washed to plump up the weaving threads), the joins will not be noticeable.
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Monday, November 28, 2011
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So far, we've been largely concerned with the warping of the loom. Now the weft (web) threads and the shuttles come into play. There is always a certain degree of draw-in at the selvages, and the blue threads seen at the bottom of the photo serve to establish the working width of the piece. They will be removed once the cloth is taken off the loom and a fringe will be tied with the warp ends. The "tails" at the color changes will be cut short, and once the piece has been fulled (washed to plump up the weaving threads), the joins will not be noticeable.
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