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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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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