Sponsored by TWIST - Tablet Weavers International Studies & Techniques Linda wrote:
> One thing is puzzling me. Most of the time, the band looks OK, but in the > double-faced area near the borders, some warp threads of the opposite side > show through. I have not had this problem before. The band is beige and > brown, so on the beige side, some brown is showing, and on the brown side, > some beige is showing. This only happens near the borders. Would that > problem go away if I weave the band a little narrower? Why does it only > happen some of the time? Hi Linda, I just answered a similar question on a different TW list, and thought my explanation might help you. I wasn't clear from your statement whether "only happens near the borders" meant _at_ the borders, which is a feature of my explanation. But see what you think of this: The problem with the other colored warp thread showing at the edge isn't anything you are doing wrong, although it's possible that pulling the weft tighter will hide it more. It also doesn't matter if you are turning or twisting/flipping the cards, the same thing occurs. Here's what's happening: at certain points the top holes have threads of both colors. Rule 1: The thread that passed over the top when the card was turned is the one that shows on the surface. But the other one is there too, and may show under certain circumstances. If you just reversed/flipped the card, it is more likely to show. It's mostly appearing on one edge because the way the pattern card and the adjacent selvage card are threaded is creating a slight gap for that thread to pop out in. If you reverse your selvage cards on that side it will hide this thread, although it may then make your selvages asymmetrical. Sarah Sarah Goslee http://www.stringpage.com -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm Send private reply to "Sarah Goslee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving tabletweaving (not tabletweaving-digest), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe tabletweaving. To stop receiving tabletweaving-digest, see the end of a digest.
