Greetings, I agree what has been suggested so far, but I will add a small word of caution to the method you mention: moving the cards back and forth along the warp threads. This is a bad habit to get into, as it will cause wear on your warp threads, to the point of breakage if you have particularly delicate threads that you keep under tension.
One method not mentioned, so far, is simply putting your finger through the shed, to feel the threads. Usually, I am able to feel which threads that are out of alignment, at that point, and nudge them back to the side of the shed where they belong. If you are having this problem consistently, you may want to reconsider the thread you are weaving with. While you can tablet weave with just about any type of thread, you will have a much easier time of it if you use a smooth thread with a fairly tight twist. Fuzzy, woolen threads are much trickier to work with, and require somewhat higher tension, as well as plenty of attention as you weave. I try to avoid them when I have a project with a tight deadline. Good luck! Will we get to see pictures of your project? Fiadnata >I agree with the other writers, but would add that you want to make sure > you aren't putting too much wear on the warp threads. Let the cards >spring apart as far as you can and still handle the deck. If you push >the cards together when you slide or turn them, you will get a lot of >broken warps. > >Shelagh > >Clotilde asked: > > Hi Everyone! I hope you don't mind if I ask a technical question every >> now and then, since I really want to learn and you guys know more than I >> do. I am experiencing a little problem with my bands which a tip from >> you might help me solve. It is this, sometimes, as I open the shed, not >> all the threads get opened the right way and when I passing my shuttle >> back and forth, I get some horizontal threads in the back which ruin the >> design, as the thruttle passes over the threads that are out of place. >> Since I am learning from books and my books say that the way to open the >> shed is by moving the cards back and forth until the threads open, that >> is what I've been doing, could anyone here tell me if there is a way to >> make sure all of my shed is open so that the shuttle will pass through >> an open "channel" and not leave unsightly threads behind which marr the > > design of my band?
