Nine-Foot Flock

Day 97: I am a long way from taking Murphy's Band off the bonker loom, but only inches away from completing the Nine-foot Flock on the inkle. Sheep are so much fun to make in krokbragd that I've already picked out the colours for another band. Krokbragd is more difficult when woven on a regular loom because it is composed three sheds in four throws, two of which are identical. That might not seem like a problem, but it means that there is twice as much take-up on one set of warp threads because they pass over two weft threads. This means that the remaining two sets which only pass over one weft tend to go somewhat slack in comparison. While the problem still exists with an inkle loom or band loom, it does not develop to the same extent that it does on a standard loom. Even when working krokbragd on a rigid heddle, I eventually have to add additional weight to the loosened warps in order to maintain equal tension.